galère

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galère

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Borrowed from French galère, from Latin galea (“galley”). Originally referred to a type of ship, then metaphorically to difficult situations or unpleasant groups of people.

noun galères

literary, rare An undesirable, difficult, or burdensome situation.
broadly A group of people regarded as troublesome or unwelcome.

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"galère." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gal%C3%A8re. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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galère. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gal%C3%A8re

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"galère." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gal%C3%A8re.

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@misc{gale_re_2026,
  title = {galère},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gal%C3%A8re},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}