tartuffe

Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to: navigation, search

Contents

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

French, from the protagonist Tartuffe in the play of the same name by Molière

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /tɑɹˈtuːf/, /tɑɹˈtʊf/; X-SAMPA: /tAr"tu:f/, /tAr"tUf/[1]

Noun[edit]

tartuffe (plural tartuffes)

  1. A religious hypocrite

Derived terms[edit]

Hypernyms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “tartuffe” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
Retrieved from "http://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=tartuffe&oldid=20564115"