gynophage

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Possibly coined in 1983 by Pierre-Alain Cabrero in his book Le Gynophage.

Adjective[edit]

gynophage (plural gynophages)

  1. (rare) woman-eating
    • 1986, Pétrus Borel: un auteur provisoire, →ISBN, page 84:
      Ici, le puits, près de la maison « nourricière », est un réceptacle mortel et gynophage.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Noun[edit]

gynophage m or f by sense (plural gynophages)

  1. (rare) woman-eater