BOUGIE


Meaning of BOUGIE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' bü- ˌ zh ē , - ˌ j ē

Function: noun

Etymology: French, from Bougie, seaport in Algeria

Date: 1755

1 : a wax candle

2 a : a tapering cylindrical instrument for introduction into a tubular passage of the body b : SUPPOSITORY

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