daube

Etymology

French

Noun

daube (plural daubes)

1. A stew of braised meat, usually beef.

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dob/

Noun

daube f (plural daubes)

1. daube
2. (slang) crap; crappiness (something of low quality)

   C'est trop de la daube ce film! ― This film definitively sucks!

Verb

daube

1. first-person singular present indicative of dauber
2. third-person singular present indicative of dauber
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of dauber
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of dauber
5. second-person singular imperative of dauber

Further reading

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

Noun

daube (plural daubes)

1. (obsolete) stave (of a barrel)