Plural of bougie; multiple thin candles or medical probes.
Plural of 'bougie' (from French, from Bougie, Algeria) formed with English -s. The plural maintains the singular's connection to its geographic origin.
Doctors still use bougies today in modern hospitals—the medieval word for a luxury candle became essential medical equipment. Words travel through history in unexpected ways!
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