sanguinaire

French edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin sanguinārius, from sanguis (whence French sang).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /sɑ̃.ɡi.nɛʁ/

Adjective edit

sanguinaire (plural sanguinaires)

bloodthirsty, bloodlusted

Usage notes edit

Not to be confused with sanguin or sanguinolent.

Noun edit

sanguinaire m or f by sense (plural sanguinaires)

bloodthirsty person

Further reading edit

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

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