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bottine

ankle boot

noun boh-TEEN Rare

Usage Note

Bottine is a short boot that covers the ankle, distinct from a full botte (knee-high boot). It can refer to both fashion ankle boots and practical short boots. The diminutive of botte, it is exclusively feminine. In Québécois French, bottine can also refer colloquially to a soccer shoe.

Examples

"Elle portait de jolies bottines en cuir."

Natural Translation

She was wearing pretty leather ankle boots.

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