farouche
[ fa-roosh ]
/ faˈruʃ /
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adjective French.
sullenly unsociable or shy.
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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First recorded in 1760–70; from French, from Old French faro(u)che, forasche; further origin uncertain; perhaps from Late Latin forāsticus “belonging outside or out of doors” (i.e., not fit to be inside), a derivative of the adverb and preposition forās (also forīs ) “(to the) outside, abroad”; see origin at door; see savage for similar semantic development
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farouche
/ French (faruʃ) /
adjective
sullen or shy
socially inept
Word Origin for farouche
C18: from French, from Old French faroche, from Late Latin forasticus from without, from Latin foras out of doors
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