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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French deneree. By surface analysis, denier + -ée.
Pronunciation
Noun
denrée f (plural denrées)
- (archaic) merchandise, goods
- commodity
- (in the plural) foodstuff
2023 August, Arnaud de Montjoye, “En touriste à Auschwitz”, in Le Monde diplomatique, page 24:Pour Jerry, le narrateur, c’est le constat d’une vie, bien proche de celle de Jerry, l’auteur : […] une consommation excessive de denrées et substances à fort potentiel pathogène et les maladies qui vont avec.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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