débouché

See also: debouche and débouche

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French débouché.

Noun

débouché (plural débouchés)

  1. (archaic) An exit or outlet.
  2. (archaic, by extension) A market for goods.
    • (Can we date this quote by The Century and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
      The débouchés were ordered widened to afford easy egress.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “débouché”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.bu.ʃe/

Noun

débouché m (plural débouchés)

  1. (economics) market; outlet
    Ce produit a trouvé un débouché aux États-Unis.
    This product has found a market in the United States.
    Le marché local manque de débouchés pour ces produits.
    The local market lacks opportunities for these products.
  2. (job) opportunity, (career) prospects
    Choisir une filière avec de bons débouchés peut faciliter l'insertion professionnelle.
    Choosing a field with good career prospects can make it easier to enter the job market.
  3. mouth (of valley)

Participle

débouché (feminine débouchée, masculine plural débouchés, feminine plural débouchées)

  1. past participle of déboucher

Further reading

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

From French déboucher (“to unplug”).

Verb

débouché

  1. to unplug

References

  • Alcée Fortier, Louisiana Folktales
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