porte-malheur

French

Etymology

From porter malheur (“to bring bad luck, to be unlucky”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɔʁ.t(ə).ma.lœʁ/

Noun

porte-malheur m (plural porte-malheur)

jinx, bad-luck charm
Antonym: porte-bonheur

Further reading

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

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