bougie

英 ['buːʒɪ] 美['bʊʒi]
  • n. [医] 探条;蜡烛
  • n. (Bougie)人名;(法)布吉

英文词源


bougie (n.)
"wax candle," 1755, from French bougie "wax candle," from Bugia, Algeria, (Arabic Bijiyah), a town with a long-established wax trade.