bougre

French

Etymology

From Old French [Term?], from Medieval Latin Bulgarus (“Bulgarian”). Doublet of bulgare.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /buɡʁ/
(Louisiana) IPA^(key): [buɡ], [bʊɡ]
Audio (file)

Noun

bougre m (plural bougres)

(colloquial) chap, guy
wretch (miserable, luckless person)
imbecile; idiot (general pejorative)
(dated) sodomite, bugger
(invariable, followed by 'de') bloody (intensifier)

Synonyms

(chap, guy): gars, mec

Derived terms

bougrement
bougresse
bougrerie

Descendants

English: bugger
Karipúna Creole French: bug
Portuguese: bugre

Further reading

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

Anagrams

bouger

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