bourrin

French

Etymology

From bourrique with change of suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.ʁɛ̃/

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Noun

bourrin m (plural bourrins, feminine bourrine)

1. (informal, derogatory) nag

   Synonym: canasson

2. (informal, derogatory) lout

   comme un bourrin ― like a bull in a china shop, like a bull at a gate

Adjective

bourrin (feminine bourrine, masculine plural bourrins, feminine plural bourrines)

1. (informal, derogatory) loutish, brutish, rough, undelicate

Further reading

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