"vadrouille" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /va.dʁuj/ Forms: vadrouilles [plural]
Etymology: 17th century, at first in nautical parlance. Possibly an extension of regional drouilles (“old rags”), itself of unknown origin. The sense “walk, stroll” is a backformation from the denominal verb vadrouiller. Etymology templates: {{unknown|fr|nocap=1}} unknown Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} vadrouille f (plural vadrouilles)
  1. (dated outside North America) mop (implement for washing floors) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Cleaning Synonyms: balai à franges, serpillière, faubert [nautical, transport]
    Sense id: en-vadrouille-fr-noun-Km8MRCwo Disambiguation of Cleaning: 54 11 12 23 Categories (other): North American French
  2. (informal) walk, wander, stroll Tags: feminine, informal Synonyms: balade
    Sense id: en-vadrouille-fr-noun-vBgXHXzB
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /va.dʁuj/
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} vadrouille
  1. inflection of vadrouiller:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: vadrouiller
    Sense id: en-vadrouille-fr-verb-sWYekinr Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 19 3 54 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 5 65 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 5 75 12
  2. inflection of vadrouiller:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: vadrouiller
    Sense id: en-vadrouille-fr-verb-PNeDQdZu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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