touffe
See also: touffé
French
editEtymology
editOf Germanic origin, from Frankish *topp (“tuft”). Akin to toupet and modern German Zopf.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittouffe f (plural touffes)
- tuft, clump, bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base
- des touffes d’herbe ― tufts of grass
- (informal) female mons pubis
- Je m’affole devant ces cuissardes et cette mini-jupe ras la touffe.
- I'm crazy about those thigh-high boots and that miniskirt that barely covers her muff.
Derived terms
editVerb
edittouffe
- inflection of touffer:
Further reading
edit- “touffe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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