boiste

Middle English

Noun

boiste

  1. alternative spelling of boyst

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *buxita, from Late Latin buxis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboi̯s.tə/

Noun

boiste oblique singular, f (oblique plural boistes, nominative singular boiste, nominative plural boistes)

  1. box, container

Descendants

  • French: boîte, boite (post-1990 spelling)
    • Haitian Creole: bwat
    • Mauritian Creole: bwat
    • Seychellois Creole: bwat
    • → Malagasy: boaty
    • → Moore: boata
    • → Sicilian: buatta
    • → Portuguese: boate
    • → Spanish: boîte
  • Norman: boête
  • → Breton: boest
  • → Italian: busta
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