blaireau

== English == === Alternative forms === braireau, brairo === Etymology === French blaireau === Noun === blaireau (plural blaireaus) (archaic) Synonym of American badger == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French blereau, blariau, from Old French blarel, from blair. Possibly from Frankish *blari (“sporting a white blaze on the forehead”) (compare *blasā). Alternatively, from Gaulish *blaros, referring to the color gray, closely related to Proto-Celtic *blāwos (“yellow”). According to Bratchet, from a diminutive of blé (“corn, wheat”) thus meaning an animal that feeds on corn. Replaced Old French taisson (“badger”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blɛ.ʁo/ ~ /ble.ʁo/ === Noun === blaireau m (plural blaireaux, feminine blairelle) badger shaving brush (colloquial) fool Synonyms: branleur, branque, brêle, clampin, tocard T'es vraiment un blaireau. ― You're truly a fool. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “blaireau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === abluerai, labeurai == Norman == === Etymology === From Old French blarel, from blair. === Noun === blaireau m (plural blaireaus) (Jersey) badger