guêpier

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French

Etymology

From guêpe (wasp) +‎ -ier. Compare Italian vespaio, Occitan vespièr, Portuguese vespeiro, Spanish avispero, Romanian viespar, Catalan vesper, Friulian gjespâr, Sardinian ghespàrju.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɛ.pje/ ~ /ɡe.pje/
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Noun

guêpier m (plural guêpiers)

  1. bee-eater
  2. trap
  3. wasp's nest

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