bois brûlé

noun

bois brû·​lé

ˌbwäbrüˈlā

plural bois brûlés

-ˈlā(z)

often capitalized both Bs

1

: an offspring of an American Indian and a person of European and especially French ancestry in Canada

2

: brûlé

Word History

Etymology

Canadian French, literally, burnt wood

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