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bourré

French, adjective

bourré is spelled B-O-U-R-R-É (6 letters) and appears 9.3 times per million words in written French, the 7,048th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bourré is a French adjective meaning “stuffed or filled to the very limit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of bourrer. Without its accent, bourre is a different word: “any material used for stuffing”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Plein à craquer”.

What does bourré mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    stuffed or filled to the very limit

  2. 2

    informaldrunk

verb

  1. 1

    past participle of bourrer

noun

as bourre
  1. 1

    feminineany material used for stuffing

  2. 2

    femininetufts or masses of hair removed from the skin of short-haired animals before tanning

  3. 3

    femininewaste from hackling or spinning of wool or silk; linters, flock

  4. 4

    femininedown or floss on plants, especially buds; burr

  5. 5

    femininea wad for use in firearms or cannons

  6. 6

    datedfeminineslanga cop

verb

as bourre
  1. 1

    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

  2. 2

    second-person singular imperative

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Amas de poils détachés de la peau de certains animaux à poil ras, tels que les bovins, les chevaux, etc. 2. Partie la plus grossière du cocon, celle qui ne se dévide pas. 3. Remplissage superflu, bourrage. 4. Ce qu’on met par-dessus la charge d’une cartouche de fusil.

noun: 1. Policier.

noun: 1. Jeu de cartes d’origine occitane.

adjective: 1. Plein à craquer. 2. Rempli ; plein. 3. Serré, compressé. 4. Saoul ; ivre.

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 bourré

  • bourrée feminine
  • bourrés masculine plural
  • bourrées feminine plural
  • bourres plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

English words that translate to bourré

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is bourré in French?

bourré appears 9.3 times per million words in written French.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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