boxe

See also: boxé

English

Noun

boxe (plural boxes)

1. Obsolete spelling of box.

Asturian

Alternative forms

• boxu
• buxu
• bouxe (Paḷḷuezu)

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan boix, from Latin buxus, from Ancient Greek πύξος (púxos). Compare the inherited doublet buxu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboʃe/ [ˈbo.ʃe]
• Rhymes: -oʃe
• Syllabification: bo‧xe

Noun

boxe m (plural boxes)

1. box tree, boxwood

Further reading

• “boxe”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔks/

• Audio (France):

  (file)

Etymology 1

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from boxing, from English box (“blow”).

Noun

boxe f (uncountable)

1. (sports) boxing

   Synonyms: le noble art, pugilat

Derived terms

• boxe anglaise
• boxe chinoise
• boxe française
• boxe pieds-poings
• boxer
• boxeur
• gant de boxe
• ring de boxe

Etymology 2

From boxer +‎ -e.

Verb

boxe

1. inflection of boxer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “boxe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
• “boxe” in Dico en ligne Le Robert.
• “boxe” in Collins French-English Dictionary

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Verb

boxe

1. inflection of boxen:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Italian

Etymology

French boxe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔks/
• Rhymes: -ɔks

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

boxe f (invariable)

1. boxing

Middle English

Etymology 1

Noun

boxe

1. alternative form of box (“boxwood”)

Etymology 2

Noun

boxe

1. alternative form of box (“jar, box”)

Etymology 3

Noun

boxe

1. alternative form of box (“blow with the hand”)

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbok.se/

Noun

boxe

1. dative singular of box

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔk.si/, /ˈbɔks/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔk.si/, /ˈbɔks/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔk.si/, /ˈbɔkʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔk.sɨ/, /ˈbɔkʃ/

Etymology 1

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from boxing.

Noun

boxe m (usually uncountable, plural boxes)

1. boxing

   Synonym: pugilismo

Derived terms

• boxear

Etymology 2

Noun

boxe (Brazil) m or (Portugal) f (plural boxes)

1. alternative form of box

Etymology 3

Verb

boxe

1. inflection of boxar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “boxe”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “boxe”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026