poissarde
UK/ˈpwasɑːd/US/ˈpwasɑɹd/
poissarde noun: a fishwife, especially in France; specifically, any of the Parisian fishwives or market-women who led riots during the French Revolution.
Noun
poissarde (plural poissardes)
- A fishwife, especially in France; specifically, any of the Parisian fishwives or market-women who led riots during the French Revolution.
- [T]he destruction of the most ancient Empires on record has nothing more wonderful, nor of more sounding improbability, than the demolition of this Great Nation […] Even the Amazons were but the poissardes of the Day […].1789, Frances Burney, Journals & Letters, Penguin, published 2001, page 295
poissarde meaning in Tamil
poissarde in Tamil
- பரதவமகள்
Forms of poissarde
| plural | poissardes |
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Origin of poissarde
From French poissarde.
Questions about poissarde
- What does poissarde mean?
- Poissarde means a fishwife, especially in France; specifically, any of the Parisian fishwives or market-women who led riots during the French Revolution.
- What is poissarde in Tamil?
- Poissarde in Tamil is பரதவமகள். See Poissarde meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is poissarde?
- Poissarde is a noun.
- How do you pronounce poissarde?
- Poissarde is pronounced /ˈpwasɑːd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of poissarde?
- The plural of poissarde is poissardes.
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