parbleu

French

Etymology

Minced oath for par Dieu (“by God”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /paʁ.blø/

Interjection

parbleu

(archaic) by Jove; gadzooks

Related terms

palsambleu
parsambleu
sacrebleu

Further reading

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

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