There are three words in French that have the root word "bouche". Why I am thinking this in the middle of a terribly important dinner, I don't know. But here goes my thought process anyways. Bouche means mouth. I'm trying to focus on my companions' mouths and trying harder to figure out their accent. Bouchée, now that one is a little touchy. Literally, it means "a mouthful", but as I sit with a mouth full of unidentified meat, I am really thinking about its slang meaning, "a bite". I guess you could say this whole trip is biting off more than I can chew. Boucher, according to my practical dictionary, has multiple meanings. Firstly, boucher (n) means butcher. A butcher could also be a boucherie. Okay, it's starting to make sense, I was at a butcher
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