holocauste

See also: Holocauste

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French holocauste, from Old French olocauste, learned borrowing from Late Latin holocaustum, from the neuter form of Ancient Greek ὁλόκαυστος (holókaustos), from ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) + καυστός (kaustós, “burnt”), from καίω (kaíō, “to burn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.lɔ.kost/

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Noun

holocauste m (plural holocaustes)

1. holocaust

Further reading

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