baudruche

French

Alternative forms

  • bodruche (obsolete)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bo.dʁyʃ/
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Noun

baudruche f (plural baudruches)

  1. rubber skin
  2. Ellipsis of ballon de baudruche; (toy) balloon
    • 1972, Georges Brassens (lyrics and music), “La Ballade des gens qui sont nés quelque part”, in Fernande:
      Quant à l'air qu'ils emploient pour gonfler leurs baudruches / Leurs bulles de savon, c'est du souffle divin
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  3. (informal, derogatory) windbag

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