balluchon

French

Etymology

ballot +‎ -uche +‎ -on

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.ly.ʃɔ̃/
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Noun

balluchon m (plural balluchons)

  1. bundle, especially in a bag carried on a stick over the shoulder, bindle
    • 1973, Jean Eustache, La Maman et la Putain, spoken by Alexandre:
      Mais pourquoi continuent-ils à travailler ? Pourquoi ne font-ils pas leurs balluchons ?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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