camphre

See also: camphré

French

Etymology

Ultimately of Austronesian origin; compare Malay kapur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑ̃fʁ/
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Noun

camphre m (usually uncountable, plural camphres)

  1. camphor
    • 1857, Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary […]‎[1], Paris: Michel Lévy Frères:
      Homais, quand il revint à neuf heures (on ne voyait que lui sur la Place depuis deux jours), était chargé d'une provision de camphre, de benjoin et d'herbes aromatiques.
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