bouton de manchette
French, noun/bu.tɔ̃ d(ə) mɑ̃.ʃɛt/
bouton de manchette is spelled B-O-U-T-O-N-D-E-M-A-N-C-H-E-T-T-E (17 letters). Bouton de manchette is a French masculine noun meaning “cufflink (button or stud used to hold a sleeve cuff together)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Attache décorative utilisée pour maintenir la manche d’une chemise quand celle-ci a deux fentes surpiquées…”.
What does bouton de manchette mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinecufflink (button or stud used to hold a sleeve cuff together)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Attache décorative utilisée pour maintenir la manche d’une chemise quand celle-ci a deux fentes surpiquées sur un poignet mousquetaire.
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 bouton de manchette
- boutons de manchette plural
- boutons de manchettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bouton de manchette?
- /bu.tɔ̃ d(ə) mɑ̃.ʃɛt/
- \bu.tɔ̃ də mɑ̃.ʃɛt\
- [butɔ̃dəmɑ̃ʃɛt]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bouton de manchette
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.