belliqueux

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin bellicōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛ.li.kø/ ~ /be.li.kø/

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Adjective

belliqueux (feminine belliqueuse, masculine plural belliqueux, feminine plural belliqueuses)

1. bellicose
2. warlike, belligerent

   Antonym: pacifiste

3. warmongering
4. (relational) war

Derived terms

• belliqueusement

Further reading

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