boursette
French, noun/buʁ.sɛt/
boursette is spelled B-O-U-R-S-E-T-T-E (9 letters). Boursette is a French feminine noun meaning “shepherd's purse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petite bourse”.
What does boursette mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedfeminineshepherd's purse
- 2
datedfemininea small leather pocket in the wind chest of an organ
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petite bourse. 2. Un des noms vernaculaires de la capselle, dont l'espèce Capsella bursa-pastoris. 3. Un des noms vernaculaires de la mâche ou Valerianella locusta, on trouve aussi boussette en Poitou. 4. Partie du sommier d’un orgue constitué d'une petite poche de cuir, laissant passer une tige de commande sans laisser passer d'air.
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 boursette
- boursettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce boursette?
- /buʁ.sɛt/
- \buʁ.sɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to boursette
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.