bruyère

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French bruiere, from Early Medieval Latin brūgāria.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁɥi.jɛʁ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛʁ

Noun

bruyère f (plural bruyères)

1. heather, heath, briar
2. a place of briars, a moor

Derived terms

• coq de bruyère

Further reading

• “bruyère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.