pétaudière

French

Etymology

From the expression cour du roi Pétaud +‎ -ière.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.to.djɛʁ/

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Noun

pétaudière f (plural pétaudières)

1. bedlam, bear garden (scene of tumult and disorder)

Further reading

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