balayure
French, noun/ba.lɛ.jyʁ/
balayure is spelled B-A-L-A-Y-U-R-E (8 letters). Balayure is a French feminine noun meaning “sweepings (things swept up by a broom)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Déchet produit par le balayage, ordure ramassée avec un balai”.
What does balayure mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesweepings (things swept up by a broom)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Déchet produit par le balayage, ordure ramassée avec un balai. 2. Rebut, objet ou personne méprisé(e), rejeté(e).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of balayure
- balayures plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce balayure?
- /ba.lɛ.jyʁ/
- /ba.le.jyʁ/
- \ba.lɛ.jyʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.