boutonniere

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌbʊtɒnɪˈɛə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bo̅o̅t′n ēr′, bo̅o̅′tən yâr′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
bou•ton•niere  (bo̅o̅t′n ēr′, bo̅o̅′tən yâr′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a flower or small bouquet worn, usually by a man, in the buttonhole of a lapel.
  • Latin -āria -ary
  • French boutonnière buttonhole (bouton button + -ière suffix for things that facilitate the use of that denoted by the stem
  • 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
boutonniere / ˌbʊtɒnɪˈɛə/
  1. another name for buttonhole2
Etymology: 19th Century: from French: buttonhole, from bouton button
'boutonniere' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
buttonhole - tourtière

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