pot-de-vin

French

Etymology

Literally, “a pot of wine”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /po.d(ə).vɛ̃/

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Noun

pot-de-vin m (plural pots-de-vin)

1. a bribe, payoff, sop

   Synonym: dessous-de-table

Further reading

• “pot-de-vin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.