bouillie
French, noun/bu.ji/
bouillie is spelled B-O-U-I-L-L-I-E (8 letters) and appears 2.2 times per million words in written French, the 19,481st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bouillie is a French feminine noun meaning “gruel; mash; porridge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of bouilli. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Sorte d’aliment qui est fait de lait ou d’un autre liquide et de farine bouillis ensemble jusqu’à une…”.
What does bouillie mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininegruel; mash; porridge
bouillie d'avoine
- 2
femininepaste; mixture
bouillie bordelaise
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of bouilli
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Sorte d’aliment qui est fait de lait ou d’un autre liquide et de farine bouillis ensemble jusqu’à une certaine consistance et qu’on donne ordinairement aux petits enfants. 2. Façon de s'exprimer confuse et peu articulée. 3. Chiffons bouillis et réduits en pâte liquide avec lesquels se fabriquaient le papier et le carton. 4. Tous mélanges pâteux même obtenus à froid.
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 bouillie
- bouillies plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bouillie?
- /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 bouillie
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bouillie in French?
bouillie appears 2.2 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).