Louche vs Bouche - What's the difference?
louche | bouche |
Of questionable taste or morality; decadent.
* 2012', "''Upstairs Downstairs'' hosts the Kennedys and Wallis Simpson (these days, in British culture, the archetypal '''louche American)." (
Not reputable or decent.
* 1888', "The aunt will refuse; she will think the whole proceeding very '''louche !" (''The Aspern Papers , Henry James)
Raffish, rakish, or unconventional and slightly disreputable, in an attractive manner.
* “Anyone inside the business can also tell you that without Carine Roitfeld’s louche sexy styling Tom Ford’s Gucci might easily have come off looking like a high-end Club Monaco.” (The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/09/fashion/shows/09INTRO.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0)
(alcoholic beverages) To become cloudy when mixed with water, due to the presence of anethole. This is known as the .
As verbs the difference between louche and bouche
is that louche is to become cloudy when mixed with water, due to the presence of anethole. This is known as the ouzo effect while bouche is alternative form of nodot=yes lang=en (to line.As an adjective louche
is of questionable taste or morality; decadent.As a noun bouche is
an allowance of food and drink for the tables of inferior officers or servants in a nobleman's palace or at court.louche
English
Adjective
(en adjective)The other half lives, ''The Economist , February 25th)
Verb
(louch)- Certain anise-flavored drinks have developed a mystique based on the exotic appearance of louching .
