"boucle" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /bukl/ Audio: Fr-boucle.ogg Forms: boucles [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French boucle, bocle, from Latin buccula (“the cheek strap of a helmet”), diminutive of bucca. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|boucle|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French boucle, {{inh+|fr|fro|boucle}} Inherited from Old French boucle, {{inh|fr|la|buccula||the cheek strap of a helmet}} Latin buccula (“the cheek strap of a helmet”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} boucle f (plural boucles)
  1. loop (line returning to its origin) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-boucle-fr-noun-VAo8kzEH
  2. (jewelry) earring Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-boucle-fr-noun-UzaL0WkQ Categories (other): Jewelry Topics: jewelry, lifestyle
  3. buckle (of a belt, etc.) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-boucle-fr-noun-r6DATKdq
  4. curl (of hair) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-boucle-fr-noun-DLLhqtCU
  5. ringlet Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-boucle-fr-noun-niv8niGv
  6. (graph theory) loop Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-boucle-fr-noun-JUY39y78 Categories (other): Graph theory Topics: graph-theory, mathematics, sciences
  7. (figure skating) loop jump Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-boucle-fr-noun-TZF1fwUp Categories (other): Figure skating, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 5 1 5 5 38 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 4 3 1 4 3 45 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 2 1 2 2 51 40
  8. (aviation) loop the loop (aircraft manoeuvre) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-boucle-fr-noun-vgp59zXY Categories (other): Aviation, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 4 5 1 5 5 38 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 4 3 1 4 3 45 37 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: boucle infinie, boucler la boucle, Grande Boucle, boucle d’oreille, en boucle Related terms: boucler, bouclette

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "boucle infinie"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "boucler la boucle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Grande Boucle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "boucle d’oreille"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "en boucle"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "ca",
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          "expansion": "→ Catalan: bucle m",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Catalan: bucle m"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "eo",
            "2": "buklo",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Esperanto: buklo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Esperanto: buklo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gl",
            "2": "bucle",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Galician: bucle",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Galician: bucle"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "μπούκλα",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Greek: μπούκλα (boúkla)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: μπούκλα (boúkla)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "bucle",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: bucle",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: bucle"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "buclă",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: buclă",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: buclă"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "бу́кля",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: бу́кля (búklja)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: бу́кля (búklja)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "bucle",
            "bor": "1",
            "g": "m"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: bucle m",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: bucle m"
    },
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            "2": "bukle",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Turkish: bukle",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Turkish: bukle"
    }
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        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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        "4": "",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "loop (line returning to its origin)"
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      "id": "en-boucle-fr-noun-VAo8kzEH",
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          "loop",
          "loop"
        ]
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        "feminine"
      ]
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          "earring"
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        "jewelry",
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      ],
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          "buckle"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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        "curl (of hair)"
      ],
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          "curl",
          "curl"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "ringlet"
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          "ringlet"
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        "feminine"
      ]
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          "graph theory"
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          "loop",
          "loop"
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        "(graph theory) loop"
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ],
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        "graph-theory",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
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          "langcode": "fr",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "2 4 5 1 5 5 38 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
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          "_dis": "2 4 3 1 4 3 45 37",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 2 2 1 2 2 51 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-boucle-fr-noun-TZF1fwUp",
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        [
          "figure skating",
          "figure skating"
        ],
        [
          "loop jump",
          "loop jump"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "figure skating",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figure skating) loop jump"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "fr",
          "name": "Aviation",
          "orig": "fr:Aviation",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 4 5 1 5 5 38 41",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 4 3 1 4 3 45 37",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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        "loop the loop (aircraft manoeuvre)"
      ],
      "id": "en-boucle-fr-noun-vgp59zXY",
      "links": [
        [
          "aviation",
          "aviation"
        ],
        [
          "loop the loop",
          "loop the loop"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(aviation) loop the loop (aircraft manoeuvre)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "aeronautics",
        "aerospace",
        "aviation",
        "business",
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/bukl/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "boucle"
}
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    "French terms derived from Latin",
    "French terms derived from Old French",
    "French terms inherited from Latin",
    "French terms inherited from Old French",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    },
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      "word": "boucler la boucle"
    },
    {
      "word": "Grande Boucle"
    },
    {
      "word": "boucle d’oreille"
    },
    {
      "word": "en boucle"
    }
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ Catalan: bucle m"
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Galician: bucle",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Galician: bucle"
    },
    {
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      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
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            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Greek: μπούκλα (boúkla)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "bucle",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: bucle",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: bucle"
    },
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            "bor": "1"
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      "text": "→ Romanian: buclă"
    },
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        }
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      ],
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          "buckle"
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        "feminine"
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        "curl (of hair)"
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          "curl"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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        "ringlet"
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          "ringlet"
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        "feminine"
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          "graph theory"
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        [
          "loop",
          "loop"
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        "(graph theory) loop"
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        "feminine"
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        "graph-theory",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
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          "figure skating"
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        [
          "loop jump",
          "loop jump"
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        "(figure skating) loop jump"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    },
    {
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        "fr:Aviation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "loop the loop (aircraft manoeuvre)"
      ],
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          "aviation",
          "aviation"
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        [
          "loop the loop",
          "loop the loop"
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        "(aviation) loop the loop (aircraft manoeuvre)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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        "aeronautics",
        "aerospace",
        "aviation",
        "business",
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
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  ],
  "word": "boucle"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable French dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-05-20 using wiktextract (3dadd05 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.