braque

See also: braqué

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁak/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *brakko (“setter”)

Noun

braque m (plural braques)

1. pointer (dog breed)

Etymology 2

From Occitan branco (“straggler, sluggard”)

Adjective

braque (plural braques)

1. (informal) crazy, barmy, foolish

Noun

braque m (plural braques)

1. (slang) someone who is crazy, foolish

Etymology 3

From Latin bracchium (“arm”)

Noun

braque f (plural braques)

1. (obsolete, often used in the plural) crayfish claw

Verb

braque

1. first-person singular present indicative of braquer
2. third-person singular present indicative of braquer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of braquer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of braquer
5. second-person singular imperative of braquer

Anagrams

• barque

Further reading

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