caquenlit
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From caque (“poop, shit”, 2nd person singular imperative of caquer) + en (“in”) + lit (“bed”), literally “poop in the bed”, for its purgative nature.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
caquenlit m (plural caquenlits)
- (regional, northern France) annual mercury (Mercurialis annua)
- Synonym: mercuriale annuelle