bouquet C1 Topic:Senses & Perception US /buːˈkeɪ/ See IPA manual Freq #9495 Meanings 1 noun A bunch of flowers arranged nicely, often given as a gift. He brought her a beautiful bouquet of roses for her birthday. 2 noun The pleasant smell of a wine. This red wine has a rich bouquet of cherry and oak. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a bunch of flowers arranged... corsagenosegayposy 2 noun · the pleasant smell of a wine. fragrance Word family Forms bouquets Derived forms bouquetlike Related forms ambushbushcorsagenosegayposy Common collocations spiritual bouquet Adjective + noun Etymology AI details Borrowed from French Bouquet. Bouquet French View etymology graph -> Topics Senses & Perception External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # bouquet **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /buːˈkeɪ/ **Frequency rank:** 9495 ## Meanings 1. A bunch of flowers arranged nicely, often given as a gift. 2. The pleasant smell of a wine. ## Examples - He brought her a beautiful bouquet of roses for her birthday. - This red wine has a rich bouquet of cherry and oak. ## Derived Forms - bouquetlike ## Related Forms - ambush - bush - corsage - nosegay - posy ## Roots and Affixes - Root: Bouquet ## Etymology Borrowed from French Bouquet. ## AI Etymology Bouquet is borrowed from French Bouquet. In present-day use, it can mean a bunch of flowers arranged nicely, often given as a gift, or the pleasant smell of a wine. Related forms include ambush, bush, corsage, nosegay, posy. Derived formations include bouquetlike. ## Topics - Senses & Perception markdown