cuistre

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French questre, subjective case of cuistron, coistron (“kitchen boy or vile person”), inherited from Late Latin *coquistrō, related to coquō (“to cook”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɥistʁ/
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Noun

cuistre m (plural cuistres)

  1. (derogatory) prig, uneducated pedant
    Synonym: pédant

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