rustine

French

Etymology

Named after French cyclist Louis Rustin (1880–1954) + -ine.

Pronunciation

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Noun

rustine f (plural rustines)

1. patch (rubber, to repair a bicycle tyre)
2. (figurative) stop-gap, workaround

Further reading

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