Bolduque

Spanish

Etymology

A contraction of bosque del duque (literally “the duke's forest”), or from French Bois-le-Duc, both a calque of the Dutch name for the city, 's-Hertogenbosch, with the same literal meaning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bolˈduke/ [bol̪ˈd̪u.ke]
• Rhymes: -uke
• Syllabification: Bol‧du‧que

Proper noun

Bolduque f

1. 's-Hertogenbosch (a city in the Netherlands)