brosse
See also: brossé
French
Etymology
From Middle French brosse, from Old French broche, broisse, from Vulgar Latin *brustia, *bruscia, from Frankish *brusti, from Proto-Germanic *burstiz (“bristle”), or also *bruskaz (“tuft, underbrush”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʁɔs/
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Noun
brosse f (plural brosses)
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
Verb
brosse
- inflection of brosser:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “brosse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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