calvaire
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin calvāria.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]calvaire m (plural calvaires)
- (Christianity) calvary
- (figuratively) ordeal
- Synonym: torture
See also
[edit]Interjection
[edit]calvaire
Further reading
[edit]- “calvaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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