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bocage

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English

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Noun

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bocage (plural bocages)

  1. Alternative spelling of boscage

French

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Etymology

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From the Old French boscage, from Vulgar Latin *boscāticum, from Late Latin boscus, from Frankish *busk (compare Middle Dutch busch), from Proto-Germanic *buskaz (forest, woods).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɔ.kaʒ/
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Noun

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bocage m (plural bocages)

  1. (dated) grove
  2. mixed woodlands and pastures
  3. hedgerow country, a rural landscape where parcels are separated by slightly elevated hedgerows

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