contrebande

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French

Etymology

From Italian contrabbando (contraband).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.tʁə.bɑ̃d/
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Noun

contrebande f (plural contrebandes)

  1. smuggling
    faire de la contrebandeto smuggle

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