brimade

Etymology

brimer +‎ -ade

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʁi.mad/
• Homophone: brimades
• Hyphenation: bri‧made

Noun

brimade f (plural brimades)

1. A hazing, some test which seniors impose on newbies in (para) military units, school, etc. by way of initiation
2. A punishment which an educator imposes on a child, consisting in some privation
3. A measure or treatment which is pointlessly hurtful

References

• “brimade” in the Dictionnaire de l’Académie française, 8th Edition (1932–35).
• Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

Further reading

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