French

Noun

bouquin m ‎(plural bouquins)

1. (colloquial) book

Derived terms

• bouquiner
• bouquiniste

Etymology 2

Middle French boucquin ‎(“old billy goat”), from bouc ‎(“he-goat”) + -quin or -in.

Noun

bouquin m ‎(plural bouquins)

1. buck (male hare)
2. buck (male rabbit)

Etymology 3

Middle French bouquin ‎(“mouth of a hunting horn”), perhaps ultimately from Latin bucca ‎(“mouth”).

Noun

bouquin m ‎(plural bouquins)

1. the part of a pipe carried in the mouth