amuse-bouche
French
noun
Definitions
- snack, hors d'oeuvre, appetizer
Etymology
Compound from French amuser + French bouche (mouth, victuals).
Origin
French
bouche
Gloss
mouth, victuals
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
口
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- amuse-bouche English
- amusement English
- bouche English
- amüsieren German
- amusement French
- amuser French
- amuseur French
- arrière-bouche French
- bouche French
- bouchée French
- croquembouche French
- emboucher French
- buŝo Esperanto
- amuza Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- amuser Middle French
- bouche Middle French
- bouch Haitian, Haitian Creole
- amize Mauritian Creole
- amusar Franco-Provençal
- bouch Antillean Creole