Boucherie etymology

French

French word boucherie comes from French boucher (Butcher To block up. To bung. To cork up.), French -erie

Etymology of boucherie

Detailed word origin of boucherie

Dictionary entry Language Definition
boucher French (fr) Butcher To block up. To bung. To cork up.
-erie French (fr) Denoting a shop selling a certain product.. Denoting an object used to perform an action. Denoting an organization specializing in a given field. Denoting nouns describing qualities or properties.
boucherie French (fr) (figuratively) bloodbath, slaughter. Butchershop. Butchery, butchering (profession of the butcher).

Words with the same origin as boucherie

Descendants of -erie

boulangerie quincaillerie épicerie