"saintes nitouches" meaning in Français

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Noun

IPA: \sɛ̃t ni.tuʃ\ Forms: sainte nitouche [singular]
  1. Pluriel de sainte nitouche. Form of: sainte nitouche
    Sense id: fr-saintes_nitouches-fr-noun-ch12~N~B Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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