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la brosse
brush
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How do you say brosse in French?
How do you pronounce brosse in French?
brosse is pronounced /la bʁɔs/ in French.
Example sentences
La brosse est trop dure pour mes cheveux délicats.
The brush is too hard for my delicate hair.
J'ai acheté une nouvelle brosse ronde et brillante pour coiffer mes cheveux.
I bought a new round and shiny brush to style my hair.
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Why is it feminine?
Brosse is feminine. While it does derive from Latin "bruscum" (a type of heath plant), the gender assignment in French is better explained by the Old French development where the word took the feminine form "brosse" with the -e ending, which became the standard feminine marker in French. The feminine gender was established in Old French and has been maintained in modern French, even though French has largely lost overt gender markers in pronunciation.
What is the French word for brush?
The French word for brush is la brosse — feminine.
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