# boule

> English word · Noun · IPA /buːl/ · frequency rank #82,124

## Definitions
1. One of the bowls used in the French game of boules.
2. A single-crystal ingot produced by synthetic means.
3. A round loaf of bread.
4. A round piece of dough.
5. A through-sawn log with the slices restacked in the order and orientation they originally had in the log, usually with waney edges.

## Etymology
From French boule. Doublet of bull (etymologies 2 and 4) and bulla, or of bowl and pulla, depending on the etymology of the French word.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/boule