brochet

 

From broche (“spike, pin”) +‎ -et, after the pointed jaws, similar to English pike.

• IPA^(key): /bʁɔ.ʃɛ/

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brochet m (plural brochets)

1. pike (any carnivorous freshwater fish of the genus Esox)

•   brochet on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr
• “brochet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

brochet m (plural brochets)

1. Alternative form of brotchet
2. (La Rocque) pike