éclabousser

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French

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Etymology

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From Middle French esclabousser, variant of Old French esclabo(u)ter, probably from an onomatopoetic root + bouter (to strike).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /e.kla.bu.se/
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Verb

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éclabousser

  1. to splatter, to splash
  2. (figuratively) to taint, to embroil, to fill with scandal
  3. (Louisiana) to shatter, to burst

Conjugation

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Further reading

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