tanière

French

Etymology

From Middle French taisnere, tesniere, derived from Old French taisson (“badger”), from Late Latin taxō, taxōnis, itself of Germanic origin, from Proto-Germanic *þahsuz (compare German Dachs (“badger”)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ta.njɛʁ/
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Noun

tanière f (plural tanières)

lair, den (of an animal)
hideout, den, lair (of an outlaw)

Further reading

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

Anagrams

arétine, enterai, trainée, traînée

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