brocante

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FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From the verb brocanter ‎(“to deal in second-hand goods”), of obscure origin. Probably either from Dutch brok ‎(“piece, fragment”), or from the same root as Middle French broqueur, abrokeur ‎(“broker”), from Medieval Latin *brocator, abrocator ‎(“broker”), from Old Dutch *brokere ‎(“one who determines the usages of trade, manager”), from broke, bruyck, breuck ‎(“use, usage, trade”), from Proto-Germanic *brūkiz ‎(“use, custom”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhrug- ‎(“to use, enjoy”). More at broker.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /bʁɔ.kɑ̃t/

NounEdit

brocante f ‎(plural brocantes)

1. flea market; bric-à-brac market
2. car boot sale; jumble sale

Derived termsEdit

• brocanteur

Related termsEdit

• brocanter

External linksEdit

• “brocante” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).