gangrène
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin gangraena, from Ancient Greek γάγγραινα (gángraina).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
gangrène f (plural gangrènes)
- gangrene (the necrosis or rotting of flesh)
- (figuratively) gangrene (corrupting influence)
Descendants edit
Verb edit
gangrène
- inflection of gangrener:
Further reading edit
- “gangrène”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.