rebours
French edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *rebursus, alteration of reburrus (“with bristing hair”) by analogy with reversus.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
rebours (feminine rebourse, masculine plural rebours, feminine plural rebourses)
Noun edit
rebours m (plural rebours)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “rebours”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.