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French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *brakko (“setter”).
Noun
braque m (plural braques)
- pointer (dog breed)
Etymology 2
From Occitan branco (“straggler, sluggard”).
Adjective
braque (plural braques)
- (informal) crazy, barmy, foolish
Noun
braque m (plural braques)
- (slang) someone who is crazy, foolish
Etymology 3
From Latin bracchium (“arm”).
Noun
braque f (plural braques)
- (obsolete, often used in the plural) crayfish claw
Verb
braque
- inflection of braquer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
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