contrebande

French

Etymology

From Italian contrabbando (“contraband”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.tʁə.bɑ̃d/

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Noun

contrebande f (plural contrebandes)

1. smuggling

   faire de la contrebande ― to smuggle

Related terms

• contrebandier

Further reading

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