hécatombe

See also: hecatombe

French

Noun

hécatombe f (plural hécatombes)

Hecatomb, sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen.
bloodbath.
mass destruction; destruction of a huge quantity of things.

Further reading

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

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