assommoir
French
Etymology
assommer + -oir
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.sɔ.mwaʁ/
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Noun
assommoir m (plural assommoirs)
- cosh or similar weapon
- boozer (low-class drinking establishment)
- (historical, military, architecture) murder hole
Further reading
- “assommoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.