beaupré

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Dutch boechspriet (Modern Dutch boegspriet). Further reading below gives another etymology which might be more relevant as establishing word roots to older references.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bo.pʁe/
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Noun

beaupré m (plural beauprés)

  1. (nautical) bowsprit

Descendants

  • → Catalan: bauprès
  • → Spanish: bauprés

Further reading

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