bourré

See also: bourre

English

Noun

bourré (uncountable)

  1. (card games) A card game traditionally played in Louisiana, US.
    • 2005, Chris Rose, 1 Dead in Attic, Simon & Schuster, published 2015, page 14:
      Joann Guidos, the proprietor at Kajun's, called out for a game of bourré and they all dumped their money on a table and sat down and let the cards and liquor flow.

French

Pronunciation

Adjective

bourré (feminine bourrée, masculine plural bourrés, feminine plural bourrées)

  1. stuffed or filled to the very limit
  2. (informal) drunk
    Synonyms: (informal) beurré, ivre, saoul

Derived terms

Participle

bourré (feminine bourrée, masculine plural bourrés, feminine plural bourrées)

  1. past participle of bourrer

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