"jerk" meaning in French

See jerk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dʒɛʁk/ Forms: jerks [plural]
Etymology: From English. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|en|-}} English Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} jerk m (plural jerks)
  1. jerk (dance) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Dances
    Sense id: en-jerk-fr-noun-6NCG282i Disambiguation of Dances: 51 49
  2. jerk (Jamaican marinade or meat) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Dances
    Sense id: en-jerk-fr-noun-qJ4c~R2A Disambiguation of Dances: 51 49 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 4 96

Inflected forms

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