blaireau

From Middle French blereau, blariau, from Old French blarel, from blair, possibly from Frankish *blari (“sporting a white blaze on the forehead”). Replaced Old French taisson (“badger”). Alternatively, from Gaulish *blaros, referring to the color gray.

• IPA^(key): /blɛ.ʁo/

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blaireau m (plural blaireaux)

1. badger
2. shaving brush
3. (colloquial) fool

   T'es vraiment un blaireau.

   You're truly a fool.

   Synonyms: branleur, branque, brêle, clampin, tocard

• blair

• “blaireau” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• abluerai, labeurai

From Old French blarel, from blair.

blaireau m (plural blaireaus)

1. (Jersey) badger