Masculine

chenil

Meaning

  1. (masculine) kennel; kennels
  2. (colloquial, figuratively, masculine) pigsty (dirty or very untidy place)

Synonyms

Frequency

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃə.nil/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old French chenil, from Vulgar Latin *canīle (“kennel”). Cognate with English kennel, Italian canile.

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