porte-bonheur

French

Etymology

From porter bonheur (“to carry luck, to bring luck”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɔʁ.t(ə).bɔ.nœʁ/

Noun

porte-bonheur m (plural porte-bonheur)

lucky charm
Antonym: porte-malheur

Further reading

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

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