bourgmestre

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch burgemeester. Compare bourguemaître, which is borrowed from German.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /buʁ.mɛstʁ/, /buʁɡ.mɛstʁ/
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Noun

bourgmestre m, f (plural bourgmestres)

(Belgium, Luxembourg) a mayor

See also

mayeur
maire

Related terms

English: burgomaster

Further reading

“bourgmestre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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