cauchemar

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cauchemar

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Borrowed from French cauchemar.

noun cauchemars

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

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"cauchemar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cauchemar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cauchemar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cauchemar

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"cauchemar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cauchemar.

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@misc{cauchemar_2026,
  title = {cauchemar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cauchemar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}