chancre
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From French chancre (“cancer”), from Latin cancer, originally meaning “crab”. Cognate to canker.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ˈʃæŋ.kɚ/
Noun [edit]
chancre (plural chancres)
- Skin lesion, sometimes associated with certain contagious diseases such as syphilis.
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French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin cancer, cancrum.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /ʃɑ̃kʁ/
Noun [edit]
chancre m (plural chancres)
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Jèrriais [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin cancer.
Noun [edit]
chancre m (plural chancres)
Synonyms [edit]
- houais (“Guernsey crab”)
Derived terms [edit]
- chancreux (“cancerous”)
