gerboise

French

Etymology

First known attestation 1655 as ierbuah, from Maghrebi Arabic جَرْبُوع (jarbūʕ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒɛʁ.bwaz/
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Rhymes: -az

Noun

gerboise f (plural gerboises)

jerboa
Synonym: (obsolete) gerbo
- 1844 Georges-Louis Leclerc compte de Buffon, Œuvres complètes de Bouffon, tome IV, Paris, Furne et Cie
  La tête ressemble assez à celles des petites gerboises ; il y a des moustaches autour de la gueule et aux angles des yeux.
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Further reading

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

Anagrams

Brégeois, brégeois

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