"bric-à-brac" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /bʁi.ka.bʁak/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-bric-à-brac.wav [Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-bric-à-brac.wav [Vosges]
Etymology: Apparently from à bricq et à bracq (“at random; haphazardly”); bricq and bracq are expressive onomatopoeias of obscure origin; possibly from Germanic. Compare bricolage. First attested in the c. 1500s. Etymology templates: {{m|fr|à bricq et à bracq|t=at random; haphazardly}} à bricq et à bracq (“at random; haphazardly”), {{m|fr|bricq}} bricq, {{m|fr|bracq}} bracq, {{onomatopoeic|fr|title=onomatopoeias}} onomatopoeias, {{unknown|fr|obscure origin}} obscure origin, {{der|fr|gem}} Germanic, {{m|fr|bricolage}} bricolage, {{etydate/the|c. 1500s}} the c. 1500s, {{etydate|c. 1500s}} First attested in the c. 1500s. Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|-}} bric-à-brac m (uncountable)
  1. miscellaneous items, bric-a-brac Tags: masculine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bric-à-brac-fr-noun-6-DMWB3z
  2. storeroom Tags: masculine, uncountable Synonyms: débarras
    Sense id: en-bric-à-brac-fr-noun-7O08SoiE Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French onomatopoeias Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of French onomatopoeias: 19 81

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