Masculin

gendarme

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (masculine) a member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties
  2. (masculine) firebug (the insect)
  3. (masculine) landjäger (a type of sausage)

Fréquence

C2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ʒɑ̃.daʁm/
Étymologie (Anglais)

Singular extracted from plural gendarmes, which arose as a re-spelling of gens d'armes (“people of arms", "armed people”).

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