bruyère

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French bruiere, from Early Medieval Latin brūgāria.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bʁɥi.jɛʁ/
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Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Noun

bruyère f (plural bruyères)

heather, heath, briar
a place of briars, a moor

Derived terms

coq de bruyère

Further reading

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

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