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Boileau

Boileau proper noun: a surname from French, equivalent to English Drinkwater.

Proper noun

Boileau (countable and uncountable, plural Boileaus)

  1. A surname from French, equivalent to English Drinkwater.
  2. A village and municipality in the Outaouais region of Quebec, Canada.
    • Former name: Ponsonby (for the municipality until 1993)

Forms of Boileau

pluralBoileaus

Origin of Boileau

From French Boileau.

Questions about Boileau

What does Boileau mean?
Boileau means a surname from French, equivalent to English Drinkwater.
What part of speech is Boileau?
Boileau is a proper noun.

Words near Boileau in the dictionary

  1. boilable
  2. boilaries
  3. boilary
  4. boildown
  5. boildowns
  6. Boileau
  7. boiled
  8. boiled away
  9. boiled custard
  10. boiled dinner
  11. boiled dinners

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