brasque

English

Etymology

From French brasque, from Vulgar Latin *brasica, from Proto-West Germanic *brasa, from Proto-Germanic *brasō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰres- (“to burst, crack”); Related to Proto-Germanic *brestaną. Or, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to seethe, boil”).

Noun

brasque (usually uncountable, plural brasques)

1. A mixture of charcoal, clay, etc. used in smelting.

Synonyms

• steep

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• barques