boute-en-train

French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bu.tɑ̃.tʁɛ̃/

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Noun

boute-en-train m (plural boute-en-train)

1. a funny person, a jolly fellow

   Synonym: gai luron

Further reading

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