pourboire
French
noun
Definitions
- tip extra money given to e.g. a waiter in appreciation of service
Etymology
Compound from French pour (for) + French boire (drink).
Origin
French
boire
Gloss
drink
Concept
Semantic Field
Food and drink
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
飲
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- pourboire English
- beuverie French
- boire French
- buvable French
- buvard French
- déboire French
- pour French
- pource French
- pourtant French
- reboire French
- πουρμπουάρ Greek (modern)
- boa Vietnamese
- boire Middle French
- pour Middle French
- bwè Haitian, Haitian Creole
- pou Haitian, Haitian Creole
- bwar Mauritian Creole
- pou Mauritian Creole
- boi Louisiana Creole French
- bwar Seychellois Creole