dragonner

French

Etymology

From dragon (“dragon (mythological creature); type of cavalry soldier, dragoon”, noun) +‎ -er (suffix forming infinitives of first-conjugation verbs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʁa.ɡɔ.ne/

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Verb

dragonner

1. (transitive) to dragoon; to worry
2. (reflexive) to torment (oneself)

Further reading

• “dragonner”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.