vilain
Meaning
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- villain
- peasant
- country dweller
Concepts
be ugly
bad man
Synonyms
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vi.lɛ̃/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French vilain, vilein, villein, from Late Latin vīllānus (“farm worker”), from Latin vīlla. Not related to vil.
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