brousse
French
Etymology
Occitan brossa, of the same pre-Roman origin as brocciu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʁus/
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Noun
brousse f (countable and uncountable, plural brousses)
- bush, outback (wild area away from urban area)
- a kind of fresh cheese from Provence, made mainly from whey
Derived terms
- broussaille
- broussard
- pilote de brousse
Further reading
- “brousse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Noun
brousse f (plural brousses)
- (Jersey) drizzle
Derived terms
- broussîn f (“fine drizzle”)
- dgiâbl'ye dans la brousse, dgiâbl'ye en brousse (“love-in-a-mist”)