bourré

See also: bourre

English

Noun

bourré (uncountable)

  1. (card games) A card game traditionally played in Louisiana, US.
    • 2005, Chris Rose, 1 Dead in Attic, Simon & Schuster, published 2015, page 14:
      Joann Guidos, the proprietor at Kajun's, called out for a game of bourré and they all dumped their money on a table and sat down and let the cards and liquor flow.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bu.ʁe/
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Adjective

bourré (feminine bourrée, masculine plural bourrés, feminine plural bourrées)

  1. stuffed or filled to the very limit
  2. (informal) drunk
    Synonyms: (informal) beurré, ivre, saoul

Derived terms

Participle

bourré (feminine bourrée, masculine plural bourrés, feminine plural bourrées)

  1. past participle of bourrer

Further reading

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