bagne

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Italian bagno. Doublet of bain.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /baɲ/
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Noun[edit]

bagne m (plural bagnes)

penal colony; prison where prisoners are forced to labour

Derived terms[edit]

bagnard

Further reading[edit]

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

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