boursouflement
French, noun/buʁ.su.flə.mɑ̃/
boursouflement is spelled B-O-U-R-S-O-U-F-L-E-M-E-N-T (14 letters). Boursouflement is a French masculine noun meaning “swelling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de boursoufler”.
What does boursouflement mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineswelling
- 2
masculineblistering
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de boursoufler. 2. Augmentation de volume par le feu, par la fermentation.
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 boursouflement
- boursouflements plural
- boursoufflement
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce boursouflement?
- /buʁ.su.flə.mɑ̃/
- \buʁ.su.flə.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.