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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin calvāria.
Pronunciation
Noun
calvaire m (plural calvaires)
- (Christianity) calvary
- (figuratively) ordeal
- Synonym: torture
See also
Interjection
calvaire
- (Quebec, vulgar) fuck, fucking hell, bloody hell
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