esbroufe
French, noun/ɛs.bʁuf/
esbroufe is spelled E-S-B-R-O-U-F-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 65,044th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Esbroufe is a French feminine noun meaning “faff; jibber-jabber” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of esbroufer. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Manières fanfaronnes et bruyantes, hâbleries de gens qui veulent en imposer aux autres”.
What does esbroufe mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefaff; jibber-jabber
Near-synonyms: frime, épate, fanfaronnade
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- 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. Manières fanfaronnes et bruyantes, hâbleries de gens qui veulent en imposer aux autres.
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 esbroufe
- esbrouffe alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce esbroufe?
- /ɛs.bʁuf/
- \ɛs.bʁuf\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to esbroufe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is esbroufe in French?
esbroufe appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).