contrebande

French

Etymology

From Italian contrabbando (“contraband”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.tʁə.bɑ̃d/

Noun

contrebande f (plural contrebandes)

smuggling
faire de la contrebande ― to smuggle

Related terms

contrebandier

Further reading

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

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