bourgeoise
English
Etymology
From French bourgeoise.
Noun
bourgeoise (plural bourgeoises)
- A female member of the bourgeoisie; a wealthy woman
- 2007 July 10, Richard Eder, “Some Are Merely Different. Then There Are the French.”, in New York Times[1]:
- She is a right-wing bourgeoise; he is on the left.
French
Pronunciation
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Noun
bourgeoise f (plural bourgeoises)
- female equivalent of bourgeois
Descendants
- → English: bourgeoise
Adjective
bourgeoise
- feminine singular of bourgeois
German
Pronunciation
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Adjective
bourgeoise
- inflection of bourgeois:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular