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brosse.

brush (the implement)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/bʁɔs/
  1. brush (the implement)

    feminine
  2. crew cut

    feminine
    Haha! Tu t'es fait une brosse, tu t'es cru en 1982 ou quoi ?
Where this word comes from

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”.

verb/bʁɔs/
  1. inflection of brosser: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

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

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

From brosser + -e.

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