pucer

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English

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Adjective

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pucer

  1. comparative form of puce: more puce
    • 1996, Jilly Cooper, Appassionata:
      Resplendent in puce velvet to match her face, she was sitting beyond George. She turned even pucer when she saw Trevor's little furry face emerging from Flora's dark blue shirt to lick his mistress on the chin.

French

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Etymology

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From puce +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /py.se/
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Verb

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pucer

  1. to chip (insert a chip under the skin)

Conjugation

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This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

Derived terms

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