boîte

[ bwaht; French bwat ]

/ bwɑt; French bwat /

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noun, plural boîtes

[bwahts; French bwat]. /bwɑts; French bwat/.

a nightclub; cabaret.

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Origin of boîte

<French: box; Old French boiste<Vulgar Latin *buxita, for Late Latin buxida, formation based on Latin pyxis box (see pyx), stem pyxid-, conflated with buxusbox³

Words nearby boîte

bois de vache, Boise, boiserie, Bois-le-Duc, boisterous, boîte, boîte de nuit, Boito, Bojardo, Bojer, Bok

How to use boîte in a sentence

Henley, another vaping boite a bit further downtown, is even hipper.
This Is Your E-Cigarette on Drugs|Daniel Genis|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In its narrow bed, far below, the river Boite roared as gently as Bottom's lion.
Little Rivers|Henry van Dyke
Houdin entitles the device above referred to—'La boite la manche;' and his description is to the following effect.
Sharps and Flats|John Nevil Maskelyne
First thing whin they gits howld av a greeny the bhise throis to make him boite that same.
Two Little Savages|Ernest Thompson Seton

It ain't duck an' grane pase, but, thank God, we hev enough an' a hearty welcome wid ivery boite.
Two Little Savages|Ernest Thompson Seton
Me friends can't lave me house an' naither boite nor sup; turn yer backs an' ye plaze, till Oi get on me skirt.'
Two Little Savages|Ernest Thompson Seton