bourgeoise

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English

Etymology

From French bourgeoise.

Noun

bourgeoise (plural bourgeoises)

  1. A female member of the bourgeoisie; a wealthy woman
    • 2007 July 10, Richard Eder, “Some Are Merely Different. Then There Are the French.”, in New York Times:
      She is a right-wing bourgeoise; he is on the left.

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

bourgeoise f (plural bourgeoises)

  1. female equivalent of bourgeois

Descendants

  • English: bourgeoise

Adjective

bourgeoise

  1. feminine singular of bourgeois

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

bourgeoise

  1. inflection of bourgeois:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular