pendard
French
Etymology
pendre (“to hang”) + -ard
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɑ̃.daʁ/
Audio (Switzerland) (file)
Noun
pendard m (plural pendards, feminine pendarde)
- gallows bird, rascal, one who deserves to hang
- Synonym: gibier de potence
See also
- pendu
Further reading
- “pendard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Etymology
pendre (“to hang”) + -ard
Pronunciation
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Noun
pendard m (plural pendards)
- (Jersey) hangman
Derived terms
- noeud d'pendard (“hangman's noose”)