balafre

See also: balafré

French

Etymology

From a combination of Old French leffre (“lip”) with balèvre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.lafʁ/

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Noun

balafre f (plural balafres)

1. gash (on face); scar

Further reading

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