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âne

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    Inherited from Middle French asne, from Old French asne, from Latin asinus.

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    âne m (plural ânes, feminine ânesse)

    1. donkey, ass
    2. idiot, moron
    3. dunce

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    Etymology

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      Inherited from Old French asne, from Latin asinus.

      Noun

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      âne m (plural ânes)

      1. (Jersey) donkey
        • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore[1], page 539:
          L'âne de Balaam a pâlaï j'airon du macré.
          Balaam's ass has spoken, we shall soon have mackerel.

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