pudibond

Borrowed from Latin pudibundus.

• IPA^(key): /py.di.bɔ̃/

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pudibond (feminine pudibonde, masculine plural pudibonds, feminine plural pudibondes)

1. prudish

   Synonym: prude

• pudibonderie

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

Borrowed from French pudibond or Latin pudibundus.

pudibond m or n (feminine singular pudibondă, masculine plural pudibonzi, feminine and neuter plural pudibonde)

1. shamefaced, bashful, modest, ashamed; blushing