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sanguinaire

/sɑ̃.ɡi.nɛʁ/

adjective/sɑ̃.ɡi.nɛʁ/

bloodthirsty, bloodlusted

un tyran sanguinaireA bloodthirsty tyrant

Learned borrowing from Latin sanguinārius, from sanguis (whence French sang).

noun, masculine/feminine/sɑ̃.ɡi.nɛʁ/plural: sanguinaires

bloodthirsty person

Learned borrowing from Latin sanguinārius, from sanguis (whence French sang).

sanguinaire — French Dictionary | Passage