braquage

French

Etymology

From braquer +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁa.kaʒ/

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Noun

braquage m (plural braquages)

1. (informal) robbery (especially armed robbery), hold-up, stickup; raid

   le braquage d'une banque ― a bank robbery; robbing a bank

Usage notes

• Formerly slang, but has now entered common use.

See also

• vol à main armée
• cambriolage

Further reading

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