blaireau

French

Etymology

From Middle French blereau, blariau, from Old French blarel, from blair, possibly from Frankish *blari (“sporting a white blaze on the forehead”). Replaced Old French taisson (“badger”). Alternatively, from Gaulish *blaros, referring to the color gray.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /blɛ.ʁo/

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Noun

blaireau m (plural blaireaux, feminine blairelle)

1. badger
2. shaving brush
3. (colloquial) fool

   T'es vraiment un blaireau. ― You're truly a fool.

   Synonyms: branleur, branque, brêle, clampin, tocard

Derived terms

• blair
• blaireau eurasiatique
• blaireau européen

 

Further reading

• “blaireau” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• abluerai, labeurai

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French blarel, from blair.

Noun

blaireau m (plural blaireaus)

1. (Jersey) badger