séraphin

See also: seraphin and Seraphin

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.ʁa.fɛ̃/

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Etymology 1

Noun

séraphin m (plural séraphins)

1. seraph

Etymology 2

Allusion to Séraphin Poudrier, the main character of Un homme et son péché by Claude-Henri Grignon.

Noun

séraphin m (plural séraphins, feminine séraphine)

1. (Quebec) miser, scrooge

Adjective

séraphin (feminine séraphine, masculine plural séraphins, feminine plural séraphines)

1. (Quebec) miserly, avaricious, usurious, mean

Further reading

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