botte

French

noun
Definitions
  • boot (footwear)
  • something resembling a boot
  • (figuratively) oppression
  • (polytechnic jargon) the top of the class in polytechnic school

Etymology

Inherited from Old French bote (thick shoe, a high, high shoe, boot) derived from Frankish *butt.

Origin

Frankish

*butt

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