chagriner

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French chagrigner grigner, maybe compounded with chat or suffixed with ca- (see caboche). By surface analysis, chagrin +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃa.ɡʁi.ne/
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Verb

chagriner

  1. (transitive) to bother, worry
  2. (transitive) to grieve
  3. (transitive) to upset

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Piedmontese: sagriné

Further reading