brette

French

Etymology

From Old French [espee/lame] brette (“Breton [sword/blade]”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bʁɛt/

Noun

brette f (plural brettes)

rapier, (type of) long sword

Derived terms

bretteur (“he who fights with swords, especially rapiers”)

Further reading

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

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