cadavre exquis

French

Etymology

The beginning of the canonical example: Le cadavre exquis boira le vin nouveau (“the exquisite corpse will drink new wine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.davʁ ɛk.ski/

Noun

cadavre exquis m (plural cadavres exquis)

1. exquisite corpse

Descendants

• → English: exquisite corpse (calque)

Further reading

• cadavre exquis on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr