holocauste
See also: Holocauste
French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French holocauste, from Old French olocauste, learned borrowing from Late Latin holocaustum, from the neuter form of Ancient Greek ὁλόκαυστος (holókaustos), from ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) + καυστός (kaustós, “burnt”), from καίω (kaíō, “to burn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ.lɔ.kost/
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Further reading
- “holocauste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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