brousse

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan brossa, of the same pre-Roman origin as brocciu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁus/

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• Rhymes: -us

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Noun

brousse f (countable and uncountable, plural brousses)

1. bush, outback (wild area away from urban area)
2. a kind of fresh cheese from Provence, made mainly from whey

Derived terms

• broussaille
• broussard
• pilote de brousse

Further reading

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

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Noun

brousse f (plural brousses)

1. (Jersey) drizzle

Derived terms

• broussîn f (“fine drizzle”)
• dgiâbl'ye dans la brousse, dgiâbl'ye en brousse (“love-in-a-mist”)