braque

See also: braqué

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bʁak/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *brakko (“setter”).

Noun

braque m (plural braques)

  1. pointer (dog breed)

Etymology 2

From Occitan branco (“straggler, sluggard”).

Adjective

braque (plural braques)

  1. (informal) crazy, barmy, foolish

Noun

braque m (plural braques)

  1. (slang) someone who is crazy, foolish

Etymology 3

From Latin bracchium (“arm”).

Noun

braque f (plural braques)

  1. (obsolete, often used in the plural) crayfish claw

Verb

braque

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

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