bourde

Meaning

stumble, blunder, error

Concepts

howler

blunder

fib

bloomer

misstep

solecism

stumble

Synonyms

gaffe

faux pas

bévue

impair

maladresse

Translations

cantonata

gaf

sproposito

blunder

Schnitzer

tropiezo

desliz

martaval

Patzer

Ausrutscher

granchio

🦀

torpeza

gafe

condoro

σολοικισμός

Pronounced as (IPA)

/buʁd/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: -

In summary

Inherited from Middle French borde (“bragging, story contrived to impress”), from Vulgar Latin *burda (“contrived falsehood”), attested in a Late Latin glossary as the verb burdit (“brags, boasts”). Cognate to Provençal borda (“lie, falsehood”). Uncertain whether related to Late Latin burda (“reed, rush”) or to Medieval Latin burdus, burdō (“mule”). Geographical distribution suggests a Gaulish origin.