poubelle
See also: Poubelle
French
Etymology
From the surname Poubelle, named after Eugène Poubelle, prefect of the Seine (i.e. chief administrator of Paris), who promulgated an ordinance in 1884 that all apartments should have trash cans.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pu.bɛl/
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Derived terms
- camion poubelle
- poub
- radio poubelle
Further reading
- “poubelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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