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les bois
woods
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How do you say bois in French?
How do you pronounce bois in French?
bois is pronounced /le bwa/ in French.
Example sentences
Le bois ancien était très précieux pour le menuisier.
The old wood was very precious for the carpenter.
Ce bois dur nécessitait des outils spécialisés pour être travaillé.
This hard wood required specialized tools to be worked.
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Why is it masculine?
Bois (wood) is masculine because it derives from Latin "boscus" (also spelled "bosccus"), which was masculine in gender. This grammatical gender was preserved through Old French and into modern French. The word entered Latin from Frankish or Germanic languages, reflecting early medieval European terminology for wooded areas.
What is the French word for woods?
The French word for woods is les bois — masculine.
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