"thug" meaning in French

See thug in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tœɡ/ [Belgium, France], /tɔɡ/ [Quebec] Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-thug.wav [France, Toulouse], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-thug.wav [France, Vosges] Forms: thugs [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English thug, in turn derived from Hindustani ठग (ṭhag) / ٹھگ (ṭhag, “swindler, fraud, cheat”), further derived from Prakrit 𑀞𑀕 (ṭhaga), of uncertain origin. See there for more. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|en|thug}} Borrowed from English thug, {{yesno|1|d|D}} d, {{glossary|derived terms|derived}} derived, {{der|fr|inc-hnd|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Hindustani, {{der+|fr|inc-hnd|-|nocap=1}} derived from Hindustani, {{yesno|1|d|D}} d, {{glossary|derived terms|derived}} derived, {{der|fr|pra|𑀞𑀕|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Prakrit 𑀞𑀕 (ṭhaga), {{der+|fr|pra|𑀞𑀕|nocap=1}} derived from Prakrit 𑀞𑀕 (ṭhaga), {{unc|fr|nocap=1}} uncertain Head templates: {{fr-noun|mf}} thug m or f (plural thugs)
  1. (derogatory) thug, yob. Tags: derogatory, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-thug-fr-noun-MDyC0~5P Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries
     
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