parbleu

French

Etymology

Minced oath for par Dieu (“by God”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paʁ.blø/

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Interjection

parbleu

1. (archaic) by Jove; gadzooks

Related terms

• palsambleu
• parsambleu
• sacrebleu

Further reading

• “parbleu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.