\u201cUn soutien-gorge\u201d is a bra. Note that \u201cun soutien-gorge\u201d becomes \u201cdes soutiens-gorge\u201d in the plural, with an S at soutien, but no change for gorge.<\/p>\n
Subsequently, is the word brassiere French<\/strong>? Origin of brassiere From the French word brassi\u00e8re.<\/p>\n Amazingly, what is La Jambe? jambe, la ~ (f) (patte) foot, the ~ Noun. leg, the ~ Noun.<\/p>\n In this regard, is bra masculine or feminine in French? To answer Karin Koller (Letters, 23 June), the French for bra<\/strong>, soutien-gorge, is masculine because compound words, consisting of a noun preceded by a verbal prefix, are nearly always masculine. The exceptions are when denoting women: for example, garde-malade, a home nurse.<\/p>\n Similarly, why are French<\/strong> knickers called French<\/strong> knickers? History. The French knicker style evolved from drawers, the baggy long-legged underwear of the Victorian era, and may have derived its name from the frilly underwear worn by Parisienne Can-Can dancers, existent from the late-1800s to the early-1900s; the French however, do not use the term.<\/p>\n