broutille

French

Etymology

From Old French broutille, from brost (“sprout”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁu.tij/

Noun

broutille f (plural broutilles)

1. trifle (inconsequential thing)

Further reading

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