You searched for: “boutique
boutique (s), boutiques (pl) (nouns)
1. A small retail shop that specializes in gifts, fashionable clothes, accessories, or food, for example.
2. A small shop located within a large department store or supermarket.
3. A small business offering specialized products and services.
4. Etymology: from Old French botique, "small shop"; from Old Provençal botica, from Latin apothca, "storehouse". Related to the etymological origin of apothecary.
Word Entries at Get Words: “boutique
boutique (s) (noun), boutiques (pl)
A small shop or business specializing in unique products or services: The famous author owned a small boutique which was devoted to selling rare books and old maps.
This entry is located in the following unit: Words of French origin (page 1)