Feminine

peste

Meaning

  1. (feminine) plague
  2. (feminine) contagious disease
  3. (feminine) reek, unpleasant or repulsive smell

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
pes‧te
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpeste/
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pestis (“plague, pest”).

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