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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BOUTADE

n.[Eng. put. ] Properly, a start; hence, a whim. [Not English. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BOUTADE

Bou *tade ", n. Etym: [F., fr. bouter to thrust. See Butt. ]

 

Defn: An outbreak; a caprice; a whim. [Obs. ]

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

boutade

bou tade |bo͞oˈtäd buˈtɑd | ▶noun formal a sudden outburst or outbreak. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: French, from bouter ‘to thrust. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

boutade

boutade |buːˈtɑːd | ▶noun formal a sudden outburst or outbreak. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: French, from bouter ‘to thrust ’.

 

French Dictionary

boutade

boutade n. f. nom féminin Paroles dites pour s ’amuser. : Rassure-toi, ce n ’est qu ’une boutade! SYNONYME plaisanterie .

 

Spanish Dictionary

boutade

boutade nombre femenino Dicho o hecho paradójico pero poco eficaz o adecuado :se retracta y reconoce que lo dicho fue tan solo una boutade .Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘butad ’.