bateau

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/bætˈəʊ/

noun

A small, flat-bottomed type of boat.

OriginFrench bateau →
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Meanings

nounbateau (plural bateaux)

plural bateaux · alternative batteau

  1. A small, flat-bottomed type of boat.

Origin

  1. Frenchbateau
  2. Frenchbateau
  3. Englishbateau

Borrowed from French bateau.

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Translations

Polish bat
  • battype of boat

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bateau

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Cite this entry
APA

bateau. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bateau

MLA

“bateau.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bateau. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bateau,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bateau.

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