oubliette

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See also: oubliëtte

English

WOTD – 18 April 2012

Etymology

Borrowed from French oubliette, from oublier (“to forget”).

Pronunciation

Noun

oubliette (plural oubliettes)

  1. A dungeon only accessible by a trapdoor at the top.
    Hypernym: dungeon

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Further reading

French

Etymology

From oublier (“to forget”) +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

Noun

oubliette f (plural oubliettes)

  1. oubliette

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Dutch: oubliëtte
  • → English: oubliette
  • → Italian: oubliette

Further reading

Italian

Noun

oubliette f (plural oublietti)

  1. oubliette
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