fardeau

French

Etymology

From farde +‎ -eau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faʁ.do/

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Noun

fardeau m (plural fardeaux)

1. burden
2. load
3. (figuratively) a worry or trouble

Further reading

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