Polyglot Dictionary

bourgeon

/buʁ.ʒɔ̃/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les bourgeons

Meaning

  1. bud

    • Les premiers bourgeons apparaissent en mars.

      The first buds appear in March.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Knospe

Knospe is the German word for the same thing — both mean "bud."

Practice

1 What does bourgeon mean?

2 Fill the gap: Les premiers ___ apparaissent en mars.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bourgeon?

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