Etymology

debouch

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Today it means: A narrow outlet from which a body of water pours. Full definition →

French déboucher
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The story

  1. French · derived fromdéboucher
  2. English todaydebouch

From French déboucher (de + bouche (“mouth”)), modelled on Italian sboccare.

Words from the same roots

Frenchdéboucher all →

debouche

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