mégère

See also: megere

French

Etymology

After Mégère (“Megaera”), deity of vengeance. Compare Portuguese and Italian megera.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /me.ʒɛʁ/
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Noun

mégère f (plural mégères)

shrew, vixen (ill-tempered woman)
wall brown

Further reading

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

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