cancre

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cancer. Doublet of chancre and cancer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑ̃kʁ/

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Noun

cancre m (plural cancres)

1. blockhead, dunce, dolt
2. (dated) crayfish

   Synonym: écrevisse

3. (obsolete) pauper

Further reading

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