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noun, masculine

bric-à-brac

/bʁi.ka.bʁak/

noun, masculine/bʁi.ka.bʁak/

miscellaneous items, bric-a-brac; storeroom

Synonyms: débarras

Apparently from à bricq et à bracq (“at random; haphazardly”); bricq and bracq are expressive onomatopoeias of obscure origin; possibly from Germanic. Compare bricolage. First attested in the c. 1500s.