volée de bois vert in French

IPA: /vɔ.le də bwa vɛʁ/ Forms: volées de bois vert [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From the 18th century. Volée possibly refers to volée de coups (a flurry of hits), administered to disobedient children with un bâton de bois vert (a cane made from green, or simply fresh wood, as opposed to dry wood, which breaks easily). Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} volée de bois vert f (plural volées de bois vert)

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"volée de bois vert" meaning in French

Noun

Inflected forms