French word bouilloire comes from French bouillir, French -oire
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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bouillir | French (fra) | (figuratively) to seethe. (intransitive) to boil (becoming boiling; reach boiling point). (transitive) to boil (cause to boil). |
-oire | French (fra) | A suffix used on verbs (usually via the Latin supine form) to form masculine or feminine words for places where something is done.. A suffix used on verbs to form usually feminine words for objects or tools used to do something.. A suffix used to form adjectives matched to nouns ending in -ation (or its variants) and derived from a Latin verb. |
bouilloire | French (fra) | Kettle. |