bredouille

See also: bredouillé and Bredouille

French

Etymology

Obscure. For semantic reasons, it is unlikely to be a deverbal of bredouiller. The adjective derives from the noun and is linked by some etymologists to Germanic roots: it could be, like brelan, linked to German Brett. Historically, bredouille was also called toutes-tables.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁə.duj/

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Adjective

bredouille (plural bredouilles)

1. empty-handed

   je suis bredouille, rentrer bredouille.

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Noun

bredouille f (plural bredouilles)

1. a token used to mark points in a game of trictrac

   Je marque six points et tu perds ta bredouille : bon coup pour moi !

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Descendants

• → German: Bredouille

Verb

bredouille

1. inflection of bredouiller:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• débrouille, débrouillé