calvaire

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin calvāria.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kal.vɛʁ/
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Noun

calvaire m (plural calvaires)

(Christianity) calvary
(figuratively) ordeal
Synonym: torture

Interjection

calvaire

(Quebec, vulgar) fuck, fucking hell, bloody hell

Further reading

“calvaire” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

cavalier

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