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bougie

[boo-zhee, ‐jee] / ˈbu ʒi, ‐dʒi /


NOUN
candle
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Bougie Gougies – Sometimes you just need an easy, impressive appetizer ready at a moment’s notice.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025

Satirical French newspaper La Bougie du Sapeur only comes out on Feb. 29.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024

Styling itself as anti-politically correct, La Bougie is organised like a regular newspaper, with sections on politics, sport, international affairs, arts, puzzles and celebrity gossip.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2024

Abar Bougie declined to comment, and Hutton did not return a request for comment.

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2016

Bougie, bōō′zhi, n. an instrument made of elastic, gum, wax, or metal, for distending contracted mucous canals, as the gullet, bowels, or urethra.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various




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