bois brûlé

[bwah broo-ley, bwah bry-ley]

noun

plural

bois brûlés 

1. Canadian Older Use.,  Métis.

bois-brûlé

/ ˌbwɑːbruːˈleɪ /

noun

1. Also called: Brule. archaic,  (sometimes capital) a mixed-race person of Canadian Indian and White (usually French Canadian) ancestry; Métis

Word History and Origins

Origin of bois brûlé¹

First recorded in 1800–10; from French: literally, “burnt wood”

Word History and Origins

Origin of bois brûlé¹

French, literally: burnt wood