guêpier

French

Etymology

From guêpe (“wasp”) +‎ -ier. Compare Italian vespaio, Occitan vespièr, Portuguese vespeiro, Spanish avispero, Romanian viespar, Catalan vesper, Friulian gjespâr, Sardinian ghespàrju.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡɛ.pje/, /ɡe.pje/
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Noun

guêpier m (plural guêpiers)

bee-eater
trap
wasp's nest

Derived terms

guêpier d’Europe

See also

guêpière

Further reading

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

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