requin
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
French, from requiem a Mass sung for the dead.
Noun[edit]
requin (plural requins)
- (dated) The white shark (Carcharodon carcharias).
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Introduced in French at the end of the XVI as requien, probably from the Latin accusative requiem.
Noun[edit]
requin m (plural requins)
