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épineux

/e.pi.nø/

adjective/e.pi.nø/

spikey; spiny; spikey; abrasive, nettlesome; deliberately difficult or awkward; spinous, spinal

un problème épineux

Inherited from Old French espineus, espinus, from Latin spīnōsus. By surface analysis, épine + -eux.

noun, masculine/e.pi.nø/

thornbush

Inherited from Old French espineus, espinus, from Latin spīnōsus. By surface analysis, épine + -eux.

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