# bouquet

> English word · Noun · IPA /buːˈkeɪ/ · frequency rank #16,854

## Definitions
1. A bunch of cut flowers.
2. A decoratively arranged bunch of something.
3. The scent of a particular wine.
4. The middle note of a perfume.
5. A compliment or expression of praise.
6. A bouquet of circles.
7. The reserve of cards in the game of Flower Garden and variations.
8. The ninth Lenormand card, sometimes called Flowers instead.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *buskaz
Frankish *buskbor.
Early Medieval Latin boscus
Old French boisder.
Old French bochet
French bouquetubor.
English bouquet
Unadapted borrowing from French bouquet, from Old French bochet, from bois, from Early Medieval Latin boscus (“grove”), borrowed from Frankish *busk, from Proto-Germanic *buskaz. Doublet of bosket.

## Easily confused with
- **banquet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banquet-vs-bouquet)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbouquet`, `boquuet`, `bouqeut`, `bouqquet`, `bouquett`, `bouqute`, `bouuqet`, `buoquet`, `obuquet`

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