bouque
French, noun/buk/
bouque is spelled B-O-U-Q-U-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 27 million words in written French, the 166,446th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bouque is a French feminine noun meaning “canal, strait or similar narrow passage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Canal, passage étroit, détroit”.
What does bouque mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecanal, strait or similar narrow passage
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Canal, passage étroit, détroit. 2. Goulet qui sépare, avec la contre-bouque, les chambres des bordigues.
noun: 1. Petit bouton ou petite gale qui vient sur les lèvres.
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 bouque
- bouques plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bouque?
- /buk/
- \buk\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bouque in French?
bouque appears about once in every 27 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).