burette
French, noun/by.ʁɛt/
burette is spelled B-U-R-E-T-T-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written French, the 98,883rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Burette is a French feminine noun meaning “oilcan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Petit vase à goulot et à anse, propre à contenir du vinaigre, de l’huile, etc”.
What does burette mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoilcan
- 2
feminineburette
- 3
femininecruet used to keep wine and water for Eucharist
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Petit vase à goulot et à anse, propre à contenir du vinaigre, de l’huile, etc. 2. Petit vase où l’on met le vin et l’eau qui servent à la messe. 3. Instrument de laboratoire permettant d'ajouter au goutte-à-goutte un réactif dont le dosage doit être précis. 4. Testicule.
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 burette
- burettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce burette?
- /by.ʁɛt/
- \by.ʁɛt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to burette
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is burette in French?
burette appears about once in every 9 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).