brasque
English
Etymology
From French brasque, from Vulgar Latin *brasica, from Proto-West Germanic *brasa, from Proto-Germanic *brasō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to burst, crack”); Related to Proto-Germanic *brestaną. Or, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to seethe, boil”).
Noun
brasque (usually uncountable, plural brasques)
- A mixture of charcoal, clay, etc. used in smelting.
Synonyms
- steep
Further reading
- “brasque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- barques