chicanerie

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French chiquanerie. By surface analysis, chicane +‎ -erie.

Pronunciation

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Noun

chicanerie f (plural chicaneries)

niggling; hairsplitting

Descendants

→ English: chicanery

Further reading

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

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