anthropophage

French

Etymology

From anthropo- +‎ -phage; from Latin anthrōpophagus (“cannibal, man-eater”), from Ancient Greek ἀνθρωποφάγος (anthrōpophágos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.tʁɔ.pɔ.faʒ/

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• Homophone: anthropophages
• Hyphenation: an‧thro‧po‧phage

Adjective

anthropophage (plural anthropophages)

1. man-eating, cannibalistic

Noun

anthropophage m or f by sense (plural anthropophages)

1. man-eater, cannibal

Related terms

• anthropophagie

Further reading

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

Latin

Noun

anthrōpophage

1. vocative singular of anthrōpophagus