charnier
French
Etymology
From Old French [Term?], from Latin carnārium.
Pronunciation
Noun
charnier m (plural charniers)
- mass grave
- 2019, Alain Damasio, chapter 2, in Les furtifs [The Stealthies], La Volte, →ISBN:
- Vous avez peut-être peur de l’odeur ? Parce que votre ville est née d’un charnier !
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “charnier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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