"gégène" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ʒeɪˈʒɛn/
Etymology: From French gégène. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|gégène}} French gégène Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} gégène (uncountable)
  1. (chiefly historical) A form of electroshock torture, especially as used by the French during the Algerian War of 1954-1962, whereby electrodes are run from a field generator to parts of a victim's body. Tags: historical, uncountable
    Sense id: en-gégène-en-noun-0XyizfvS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [French]

IPA: /ʒe.ʒɛn/ Forms: gégènes [plural]
Etymology: Colloquial abbreviation of génératrice. Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} gégène f (plural gégènes)
  1. (military, slang) "genny", generator; dynamo Tags: feminine, slang Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-gégène-fr-noun-3-tIpcXc Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. electroshock torture, gégène Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Torture
    Sense id: en-gégène-fr-noun-MK~kSBq2 Disambiguation of Torture: 8 92

Inflected forms

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