frottoir

English

Etymology

Noun

frottoir (plural frottoirs)

Synonym of rubboard

Derived terms

French

Etymology

From frotter +‎ -oir.

Pronunciation

Audio (file)
IPA^(key): /fʀɔ.twaʀ/ (Louisiana)

Noun

frottoir m (plural frottoirs)

friction strip (on a box of matches)
brush
(Louisiana) rubboard (a percussion instrument made of a washboard)

Further reading

“frottoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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