cancre

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cancer. Doublet of chancre and cancer.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɑ̃kʁ/

Noun

cancre m (plural cancres)

blockhead, dunce, dolt
(dated) crayfish
(obsolete) pauper

Synonyms

(crayfish): écrevisse

Further reading

“cancre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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