bouquetin

English

A bouquetin

Etymology

From French bouquetin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buk(ə)ˈtæn/

Noun

bouquetin (plural bouquetins)

1. Alpine ibex (Capra ibex)

References

• “bouquetin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “bouquetin”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “bouquetin”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

French

Etymology

1240; from Old French boc estaign, metathesis of Judeo-French estainbouc, from Old High German steinbok. Not a diminutive formed from bouquet + -in.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buk.tɛ̃/

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Noun

bouquetin m (plural bouquetins)

1. alpine ibex (Capra ibex)

Further reading

• “bouquetin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.