hécatombe
See also: hecatombe
French
Noun
hécatombe f (plural hécatombes)
- Hecatomb, sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen.
- bloodbath.
- mass destruction; destruction of a huge quantity of things.
Further reading
- “hécatombe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.