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feminine
la bouche
mouth
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/la buʃ/
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How do you say bouche in French?
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/la buʃ/
How do you pronounce bouche in French?
bouche is pronounced /la buʃ/ in French.
Example sentences
La bouche grande ouverte, elle a crié très fort.
With her mouth wide open, she screamed very loudly.
Sa petite bouche rose était très expressive.
His/Her small pink mouth was very expressive.
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Why is it feminine?
Bouche is feminine because it derives from Latin "bucca" (cheek/mouth), which was a feminine noun in the first declension, and French inherited this grammatical gender along with the word itself. The -e ending in modern French also typically signals feminine nouns, reinforcing the gender that came from Latin.
What is the French word for mouth?
The French word for mouth is la bouche — feminine.
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