"bricolage" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌbɹi.kəʊˈlɑːʒ/ [Received-Pronunciation], [ˌbɹi.koʊˈlɑʒ] [US] Forms: bricolages [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French bricolage. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|bricolage}} French bricolage Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bricolage (countable and uncountable, plural bricolages)
  1. (uncountable) Construction using whatever was available at the time. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Hobbies Translations (construction): askartelu (Finnish), Bastelei [feminine] (German), bricolaje [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-bricolage-en-noun-g0ljzLTB Disambiguation of Hobbies: 94 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of 'construction': 99 1
  2. (countable) Something constructed using whatever was available at the time. Tags: countable Translations (something constructed): askarreltu [adjective] (Finnish), askartelu (Finnish), Bastelei [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-bricolage-en-noun-ppTjPe4x Disambiguation of 'something constructed': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bricolagist Related terms: collage

Inflected forms

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        "(uncountable) Construction using whatever was available at the time."
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