Masculine

vesper

Meaning

  1. (masculine) wasp nest
  2. (masculine) wasp group
  3. (colloquial, masculine) complicated mess

Concepts

wasps’ nest

wasp’s nest

hornet’s nest

hornets’ nest

Frequency

29k
Pronounced as (IPA)
[bəsˈpe]
Etymology

In summary

From vespa + -er. Compare Occitan vespièr, French guêpier, Portuguese vespeiro, Spanish avispero, Romanian viespar, Italian vespaio, Friulian gjespâr.

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