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bois brûlé

American  
[bwah broo-ley, bwah bry-ley] / ˈbwɑ bruˈleɪ, bwɑ brüˈleɪ /

noun

plural

bois brûlés

  1. Canadian Older Use. Métis.

bois-brûlé British  
/ ˌbwɑːbruːˈleɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of bois brûlé

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

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