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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cancer. Doublet of chancre and cancer.
Pronunciation
Noun
cancre m (plural cancres)
- blockhead, dunce, dolt
- (dated) crayfish
- Synonym: écrevisse
- (obsolete) pauper
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