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bobonne

French → English

noun//bɔ.bɔn//

(derogatory) Housewife: a disrespectful term for a woman focused solely on domestic tasks

Elle a fini par quitter son rôle de bobonne trompée et impuissante.

(English) She eventually left her role as a cheated and helpless housewife.

Il n’adressait la parole à sa bobonne que pour lui demander une bière.

(English) He only spoke to his 'little woman' to ask her for a beer.

Entry ID: fr:en:bobonne · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary