brosse

See also: brossé

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Adjective

brosse

1. inflection of bros:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

French

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• IPA^(key): /bʁɔs/

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Etymology 1

From Middle French brosse, from Old French broce, brosse, broisse (“brushwood, brush”), of unknown origin. Probably cognate with Catalan brossa and possibly with various other Romance words. Theories include:

• From Vulgar Latin *broccia, from Proto-Celtic *wroikos (“heather”).
• From Vulgar Latin *bruscia, itself from Latin brūscum (“knot, excrescence on a tree”), or Proto-Germanic *bruskaz (“underbrush”), or a confluence of these.
• From Vulgar Latin *brustia, from Frankish *bursti, from Proto-Germanic *burstiz (“bristle”). This is considered least likely, because the Germanic word does not have the sense “brushwood” while the Romance word does not have the sense “bristle”.

Noun

brosse f (plural brosses)

1. brush (the implement)
2. crew cut

   Haha! Tu t'es fait une brosse, tu t'es cru en 1982 ou quoi ?

   Ha ha! You've got a crew cut; what do you think it is, 1982?

Derived terms

• brossage
• brosse à cheveux
• brosse à dents
• brosse à ongles
• brosse à reluire
• brosse de toilettes
• brosser
• brosseur
• brossier
• en brosse
• prendre une brosse
• virer une brosse

Descendants

• → Persian: برس (boros)

Etymology 2

From brosser +‎ -e.

Verb

brosse

1. inflection of brosser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• bosser