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boîte

noun

ˈbwät How to pronounce boîte (audio)
Synonyms of boîtenext
: nightclub

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Examples of boîte in a Sentence

a funky boîte on Paris's Left Bank that offers hot jazz to a self-consciously cool crowd

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, box

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of boîte was in 1922

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“Boîte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bo%C3%AEte. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.

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