bocherie
Bourguignon
Etymology
Inherited from Old French boucherie; by surface analysis, bochei + -erie.
Noun
bocherie m (plural bocheries)
- butchery
Middle English
Alternative forms
- bocheri, bochery, bocherye, bowcherie, bucherie, buchery
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French boucherie; by surface analysis, bocher + -ie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbut͡ʃəˈriː(ə)/, /ˈbut͡ʃəriː(ə)/
Noun
bocherie (plural bocheries)
- A slaughterhouse (often with facilities for preparing and selling meat)
- (rare) As a whole, butchers or their craft.
Related terms
- bocherie
Descendants
- English: butchery
References
- “bọ̄cherīe, bǒch-, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.