bu
French, verb/by/
bu is spelled B-U (2 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written French, the 5,648th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bu is a French verb meaning “past participle of boire” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does bu mean in English?
verb
- 1
past participle of boire
J'ai bu deux verres de vin.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Absorbé, en parlant d’un liquide ou de sentiment (les sentiments étaient autrefois considérés comme des humeurs, au sens propre de quelque chose d’humide). 2. Ivre.
noun: 1. Langue nigéro-congolaise parlée au Cameroun.
symbol: 1. Symbole du boisseau, unité de mesure de capacité.
noun: 1. Brillant universel.
noun: 1. Bibliothèque universitaire.
prefix: 1. Préfixe faisant référence aux bœufs, aux bovins.
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 bu
- bue feminine
- bus masculine plural
- bues feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bu?
- /by/
- \be.y\
- \by\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is bu in French?
bu appears 13 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).