assommoir

French

Etymology

From assommer +‎ -oir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.sɔ.mwaʁ/

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Noun

assommoir m (plural assommoirs)

1. cosh or similar weapon
2. boozer (low-class drinking establishment)
3. (historical, military, architecture) murder hole

Further reading

• “assommoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012