The story
- French · derived frombois“wood”
- English todayBois Brule
From French bois (“wood”) + brûle (“burnt”), from the verb brûler.
Words from the same roots
Frenchbois all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A township in Perry County, Missouri, United States. Associated names are Bois Brule Bottom and Bois Brule Creek (Cinque Hommes Creek tributary) Full definition →
From French bois (“wood”) + brûle (“burnt”), from the verb brûler.
Frenchbois all →
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.