gerboise

French

Etymology

First known attestation 1655 as ierbuah, from Maghrebi Arabic جَرْبُوع (jarbūʿ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʒɛʁ.bwaz/
  • Rhymes: -az

Noun

gerboise f (plural gerboises)

  1. jerboa
    • 1844 Georges-Louis Leclerc compte de Buffon, Œuvres complètes de Bouffon, tome IV, Paris, Furne et Cie
      La tête ressemble assez à celles des petites gerboises ; il y a des moustaches autour de la gueule et aux angles des yeux.

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Anagrams

  • Brégeois, brégeois
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