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English
Noun
bourré (uncountable)
- (card games) A card game traditionally played in Louisiana, US.
2005, Chris Rose, 1 Dead in Attic, Simon & Schuster, published 2015, page 14:Joann Guidos, the proprietor at Kajun's, called out for a game of bourré and they all dumped their money on a table and sat down and let the cards and liquor flow.
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
bourré (feminine bourrée, masculine plural bourrés, feminine plural bourrées)
- stuffed or filled to the very limit
- (informal) drunk
- Synonyms: (informal) beurré, ivre, saoul
Derived terms
Participle
bourré (feminine bourrée, masculine plural bourrés, feminine plural bourrées)
- past participle of bourrer
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