broussaille

French

Etymology

From brosse +‎ -aille.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁu.saj/

Noun

broussaille f (plural broussailles)

  1. undergrowth, scrub; bushes
    • 1862, Victor Hugo, chapter 1, in Les Misérables, Tome I : Fantine, book 2:
      L’œil luisait sous les sourcils comme un feu sous une broussaille.
      The eye shone beneath its lashes like a fire beneath brushwood.

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