cuistre

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French questre, subjective case of cuistron, coistron (kitchen boy or vile person), inherited from Late Latin *coquistrō, related to coquō (to cook).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɥistʁ/
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Noun

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cuistre m (plural cuistres)

  1. (derogatory) prig, uneducated pedant
    Synonym: pédant

Further reading

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