bouchon

American  

[boo-shon, boo-shawn] / buˈʃɒn, buˈʃɔ̃ /

noun

Furniture.

plural

bouchons

1. a supplementary, baize-covered top set in the center of a bouillotte table.

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Etymology

Origin of bouchon

1880–85; < French: stopper, derivative of Old French bouche sheaf

Example Sentences

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

The beating heart of the food scene is the bouchon.

From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2019

My first bouchon experience was elevated by my company.

From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2019

Here and there were groups of "patriots" seated on the curbstones, playing pitch-farthing, known in France by the name of "bouchon."

From France in the Nineteenth Century by Latimer, Elizabeth