brochet

French

Etymology

From broche (“spike, pin”) +‎ -et, after the pointed jaws, similar to English pike.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bʁɔ.ʃɛ/
brochet (file)

Noun

brochet m (plural brochets)

pike (any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox)

Further reading

brochet on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr
“brochet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Noun

brochet m (plural brochets)

Alternative form of brotchet
(La Rocque) pike

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