éclabousser

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle French esclabousser, variant of Old French esclabo(u)ter, probably from an onomatopoetic root + bouter (to strike).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /e.kla.bu.se/
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

éclabousser

  1. to splatter, to splash
  2. (figuratively) to taint, to embroil, to fill with scandal
  3. (Louisiana) to shatter, to burst

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