hécatombe

See also: hecatombe

French

Noun

hécatombe f (plural hécatombes)

1. Hecatomb, sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen.
2. bloodbath.
3. 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.