boucharde

boucharde

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from French boucharde.

    Noun

    boucharde (plural bouchardes)

    1. A bush hammer.

    French

    Etymology

    Inherited from Middle French, of Germanic origin, from or related to German pochen (to thump) + -ard.

    Pronunciation

    • Audio (France (Toulouse)):(file)

    Noun

    boucharde f (plural bouchardes)

    1. a bush hammer
    2. a granulating roller used to add marking to cement

    Descendants

    • Galician: buxarda
    • Italian: bocciarda
    • Portuguese: bujarda
    • Spanish: bujarda

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