boiste

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *buxita, from Late Latin buxis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboi̯s.tə/

Noun

boiste oblique singular, f (oblique plural boistes, nominative singular boiste, nominative plural boistes)

1. box, container

Descendants

• French: boîte, boite (post-1990 spelling)
  • Haitian Creole: bwat
  • → Malagasy: boaty
  • Mauritian Creole: bwat
  • → Moore: boata
  • Seychellois Creole: bwat
  • → Sicilian: buatta
  • → Portuguese: boate
  • → Spanish: boîte
• Norman: boête
• → Breton: boest