bois-brûlé
/ (ˌbwɑːbruːˈleɪ) /
noun
(sometimes capital) Canadian archaic a mixed-race person of Canadian Indian and White (usually French Canadian) ancestry; MétisAlso called: Brule
Nearby words
bois d'arc, bois de boulogne, bois de rose, bois de rose oil, bois de vache, bois-brûlé, bois-le-duc, boisbriand, boise, boiserie, boisterous
Word Origin for bois-brûlé
French, literally: burnt wood
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