blaireau

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French blereau, blariau, from Old French blarel, from blair.

  • Possibly from Frankish *blari (sporting a white blaze on the forehead) (compare *blasā).
  • Alternatively, from Gaulish *blaros, referring to the color gray, closely related to Proto-Celtic *blāwos (yellow).
  • According to Bratchet, from a diminutive of blé (corn, wheat) thus meaning an animal that feeds on corn.[1]

Replaced Old French taisson (badger).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /blɛ.ʁo/ ~ /ble.ʁo/
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Noun

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blaireau m (plural blaireaux, feminine blairelle)

  1. badger
  2. shaving brush
  3. (colloquial) fool
    Synonyms: branleur, branque, brêle, clampin, tocard
    T’es vraiment un blaireau.You're truly a fool.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Brachet, A. (1873) “blaireau”, in Kitchin, G. W., transl., Etymological dictionary of the French language (Clarendon Press Series), 1st edition, London: Oxford/MacMillan and Co.

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French blarel, from blair.

Noun

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blaireau m (plural blaireaus)

  1. (Jersey) badger