"tontons macoutes" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Français]

IPA: \tɔ̃.tɔ̃ ma.kut\ Forms: tonton macoute [singular]
  1. Pluriel de tonton macoute. Tags: form-of Form of: tonton macoute
    Sense id: fr-tontons_macoutes-fr-noun-pKEsO619 Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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