acariâtre
French
Etymology
From Saint Acaire, bishop of Noyon, or from a- + Ancient Greek χάρις (kháris, “grace”) + -âtre (pejorative suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ka.ʁjatʁ/, /a.ka.ʁjɑtʁ/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -jɑtʁ
Adjective
acariâtre (plural acariâtres)
- cantankerous, ill-tempered, shrewish
Derived terms
- acariâtreté
Descendants
- Haitian Creole: akaryat
Further reading
- “acariâtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.