bouchon
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bouchon
1880–85; < French: stopper, derivative of Old French bouche sheaf
Example Sentences
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The married couple at Off Alley in Seattle cram a dozen customers into a tiny room with the raucous feel of a Lyonnaise bouchon.
From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2022
Word on the street is that Cafe du Soleil serves up the best quenelle — the must-have bouchon dish — in Lyon, and I’d believe it.
From Washington Post • May 20, 2022
But what you’re really going for is the atmosphere, each bouchon — even the touristy ones that pack the narrow cobblestone streets of Vieux Lyon, the Old Quarter — feels like its own secret speakeasy.
From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2019
My first bouchon experience was elevated by my company.
From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2019
There is a group of them flinging away their pay at the usual game of bouchon.
From Paris under the Commune The Seventy-Three Days of the Second Siege; with Numerous Illustrations, Sketches Taken on the Spot, and Portraits (from the Original Photographs) by Leighton, John
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