"boulet" meaning in French

See boulet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /bu.lɛ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-boulet.wav Forms: boulets [plural]
Etymology: From Middle French boulet, corresponding to boule + -et. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|frm|boulet}} Middle French boulet, {{af|fr|boule|-et}} boule + -et Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} boulet m (plural boulets)
  1. cannonball Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-boulet-fr-noun-gPjd~SBv Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -et, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 45 9 31 15 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -et: 43 14 21 22 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 59 4 23 14
  2. ball and chain Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-boulet-fr-noun-zdD0F6Gv
  3. (anatomy) fetlock Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-boulet-fr-noun-jNh9xI0u Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  4. (slang) goof, goofball Tags: masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-boulet-fr-noun-XWiLXTb2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: boulet de canon, tirer à boulets rouges

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for boulet meaning in French (2.4kB)

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