bouff- root words — words with the bouff- root

The root bouff- comes from French bouffer, meaning to puff up, swell. 1 words in Dendril are built from it, including bouffant. Dendril shows them on a free interactive word map — no signup, no ads.

Words that use the bouff- root

Explore words with bouff- — words containing the bouff- root and sharing its sense of "to puff up, swell". Examples include bouffant. Click any word to see its own roots, definition, and related words.

What does bouff- mean?

The bouff- root means to puff up, swell, from French bouffer. Recognizing it helps you decode and remember the many English words built on this root.