"bête de foire" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /bɛt də fwaʁ/ Forms: bêtes de foire [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} bête de foire f (plural bêtes de foire)
  1. (derogatory) freak show, circus freak, exhibit Tags: derogatory, feminine
    Sense id: en-bête_de_foire-fr-noun-K35HhgRD Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for bête de foire meaning in French (0.9kB)

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