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cauchemar

cauchemar noun: a demon or witch in French folklore that drains a sleeping person's energy by night.

Noun

cauchemar (plural cauchemars)

  1. A demon or witch in French folklore that drains a sleeping person's energy by night.

Forms of cauchemar

pluralcauchemars

Origin of cauchemar

Borrowed from French cauchemar.

Questions about cauchemar

What does cauchemar mean?
Cauchemar means a demon or witch in French folklore that drains a sleeping person's energy by night.
What part of speech is cauchemar?
Cauchemar is a noun.
What is the plural of cauchemar?
The plural of cauchemar is cauchemars.

Words near cauchemar in the dictionary

  1. Caucasus Indicus
  2. Caucasus Major
  3. Caucasus Minor
  4. Caucazoid
  5. Caucazoids
  6. cauchemar
  7. cauchemars
  8. cauchero
  9. caucheros
  10. Cauchian
  11. cauchie

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