boutique
noun/buːˈtiːk/
/buːˈtiːk/
- a small shop that sells fashionable clothes or expensive giftsTopics Shoppingc1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- chic
- elegant
- exclusive
- …
- open
- run
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French, ‘small shop’, via Latin from Greek apothēkē ‘storehouse’.Want to learn more?
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