cancre

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cancer. Doublet of chancre and cancer.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɑ̃kʁ/
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Noun

cancre m (plural cancres)

blockhead, dunce, dolt
(dated) crayfish
Synonym: écrevisse
(obsolete) pauper

Further reading

“cancre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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