cannibalisme

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Spanish

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Noun

cannibalisme m (usually uncountable, plural cannibalismes)

1. (literally) The practice of cannibalism, eating another of one's own species
2. (figuratively) Extreme ferocity, ruthlessness

Synonyms

• (literal) anthropophagie

Related terms

• cannibale m (noun)
• cannibale (adjective)

Further reading

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