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braque.

pointer (dog breed)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/bʁak/

  1. pointer (dog breed)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Germanic *brakko (“setter”).

adj/bʁak/

  1. crazy, barmy, foolish

    informal
Where this word comes from

From Occitan branco (“straggler, sluggard”).

noun/bʁak/

  1. someone who is crazy, foolish

    masculine · slang
Where this word comes from

From Occitan branco (“straggler, sluggard”).

noun/bʁak/

  1. crayfish claw

    feminine · obsolete · often
Where this word comes from

From Latin bracchium (“arm”).

verb/bʁak/

  1. inflection of braquer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of braquer: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

From Latin bracchium (“arm”).

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