bric-à-brac in French

IPA: /bʁi.ka.bʁak/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-bric-à-brac.wav

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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: {{onomatopoeic|fr|title=onomatopoeias}} onomatopoeias, {{unknown|fr|obscure origin}} obscure origin, {{der|fr|gem}} Germanic, {{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)

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"bric-à-brac" meaning in French

Noun