lepre
Italian
Etymology
From Latin leporem, accusative singular of lepus.
Pronunciation
Noun
lepre f (plural lepri)
- hare (mammal, meat)
- La lepre venne distanziata dalla testuggine.
- The hare was outdistanced by the tortoise.
- pacemaker
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Old French
Noun
lepre oblique singular, f (oblique plural lepres, nominative singular lepre, nominative plural lepres)
- leprosy (disease)
- 1377, Bernard de Gordon, Fleur de lis de medecine (a.k.a. lilium medicine), page 171 of this essay:
- La lepre c’est maladie consimile corrumpant la forme et la figure et la composicion des membres et blessé et vient de matiere melancolique esparse par tout le corps.
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