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See also: Poubelle
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the surname Poubelle, named after Eugène Poubelle, prefect of the Seine (i.e. chief administrator of Paris), who promulgated an ordinance in 1884 that all apartments should have trash cans.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]poubelle f (plural poubelles)
- rubbish bin, garbage can
- Synonym: boite à ordures
- rubbish
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “poubelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.