mégère
See also: megere
French
Etymology
After Mégère (“Megaera”), deity of vengeance. Compare Portuguese and Italian megera.
Pronunciation
Noun
mégère f (plural mégères)
- shrew, vixen (ill-tempered woman)
- wall brown
Further reading
- “mégère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.