vadrouille

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /va.dʁuj/ === Etymology 1 === 17th century, at first in nautical parlance. Possibly an extension of regional drouilles (“old rags”), itself of unknown origin. The sense “walk, stroll” is a backformation from the denominal verb vadrouiller. ==== Noun ==== vadrouille f (plural vadrouilles) (dated outside North America) mop (implement for washing floors) Synonyms: balai à franges, serpillière, (nautical) faubert (informal) walk, wander, stroll Synonym: balade === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== vadrouille inflection of vadrouiller: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “vadrouille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012