noun, feminine/bwɛt/plural: boëttes
bait used for fishing at sea; group of very young fish
Synonyms: appât
Borrowed from Breton boued, from Middle Breton boet, from Old Breton boit-ol-ion, from Proto-Brythonic *buɨd, from Proto-Celtic *beitom, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃tom, from *gʷeyh₃-.