Main Entry: bou·tique

Pronunciation: \bü-ˈtēk\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: French, shop, probably from Old Occitan botica, ultimately from Greek apothēkē storehouse — more at apothecary

Date: 1767

1 a : a small fashionable shop b : a small shop within a large department store
2 : a small company that offers highly specialized services or products <boutique wineries> <an independent investment boutique>

— bou·tiqu·ey \-ˈtē-kē\ adjective