pot-de-vin
French
Etymology
Literally, “a pot of wine”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /po.d(ə).vɛ̃/
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Noun
pot-de-vin m (plural pots-de-vin)
- a bribe, payoff, sop
- Synonym: dessous-de-table
Further reading
- “pot-de-vin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.