sorcellerie

French

Etymology

By dissimilation from Old French sorcererie (whence also the haplological form sorcerie), from sorcier + -erie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔʁ.sɛl.ʁi/

Noun

sorcellerie f (plural sorcelleries)

1. (derogatory) sorcery, witchcraft

Related terms

• sorcier
• ensorceler

Descendants

• Mauritian Creole: sorselri

See also

• magie

Further reading

• “sorcellerie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012