calvaire

French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin calvāria.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /kal.vɛʁ/
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Noun edit

calvaire m (plural calvaires)

(Christianity) calvary
(figuratively) ordeal
Synonym: torture

See also edit

chemin de croix

Interjection edit

calvaire

(Quebec, vulgar) fuck, fucking hell, bloody hell

Further reading edit

“calvaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams edit

cavalier

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