casse-gueule
French
adj
Definitions
- (figuratively) dangerous, risky, dodgy
Etymology
Affix from French casser (break, bust) + French gueule (mouth, face, snout).
Origin
French
gueule
Gloss
mouth, face, snout
Concept
Semantic Field
The body
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
顔
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cassare Italian
- brûle-gueule French
- bégueule French
- cassable French
- cassage French
- casse-bonbons French
- casse-burnes French
- casse-cou French
- casse-couilles French
- casse-cœur French
- casse-tête French
- casse-vitesse French
- casser French
- dégueuler French
- engueuler French
- gueule French
- gueuler French
- gueuleton French
- kassere Norwegian Bokmål
- goule Old French
- kase Mauritian Creole
- cassé Louisiana Creole French