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)

1. shrew, vixen (ill-tempered woman)
2. wall brown

Further reading

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