cancre

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cancer. Doublet of chancre and cancer.

Pronunciation

Noun

cancre m (plural cancres)

  1. blockhead, dunce, dolt
  2. (dated) crayfish
  3. (obsolete) pauper

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