bellastre

French

Etymology

From a combination of Occitan bellasso and standard French bellâtre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ.lastʁ/ ~ /be.lastʁ/
• (Marseille) IPA^(key): [bɛ.las.tʁ(ə)]

Noun

bellastre m (plural bellastres)

1. (Marseille) show-off, poseur
   • 1995, Jean-Claude Izzo, Total Khéops:

     Vé, mais tu l’as vu çui-là ! Il se prend pour quoi, ce bellastre ?

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• “bellastre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.