bouilli
French, verb/bu.ji/
bouilli is spelled B-O-U-I-L-L-I (7 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 43,335th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bouilli is a French verb meaning “past participle of bouillir” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does bouilli mean in English?
verb
- 1
past participle of bouillir
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qu’on a fait bouillir. 2. Congestionné, les traits défaits.
noun: 1. Plat composé d'une viande, ordinairement de bœuf, cuite dans un pot, dans une marmite, et qui a servi à faire du bouillon.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bouilli
- bouillie feminine
- bouillis masculine plural
- bouillies feminine plural
- bouillu
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bouilli?
- /bu.ji/
- \bu.ji\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bouilli
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bouilli in French?
bouilli appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).