blouses blanches

French

Etymology

Of blouses (“coats”) +‎ blanches (“white”), for the white lab coats often worn by medical workers.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bluz blɑ̃ʃ/

Noun
blouses blanches: a doctor (center) and two assistants

blouses blanches f pl (plural only)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see blouse,‎ blanc.
  2. medical workers; doctors and nurses collectively
    • 2020 11 June, Hajera Mohammad, “À Saint-Denis, "blouses blanches et gilets jaunes, c'est le même combat !"”, in France Bleu‎:
  • robe blanche (“white coat; lab coat”)
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