No real rhyme or reason for picking today’s word other than I stumbled upon it over at the BBC in their cool French section. It was part of a longer phrase, but I think this one word is enough for now.
Today’s word is a French word used in France:
cafard – cockroach
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Past French words: confiture, difficile, frottis, ma reum (mère), pensées, vélo, croire, neige