balafre

== French == === Etymology === From a combination of Old French leffre (“lip”) with balèvre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ba.lafʁ/ === Noun === balafre f (plural balafres) gash (on face); scar === Further reading === “balafre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012