balafre

See also: balafré

French

Etymology

From a combination of Old French leffre (“lip”) with balèvre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ba.lɑfʁ/
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Noun

balafre f (plural balafres)

gash (on face); scar

Further reading

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

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