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chenil.

kennel

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃə.nil//ʃə.ni/

  1. kennel

    masculine

  2. pigsty (dirty or very untidy place)

    colloquial · figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French chenil, from Vulgar Latin *canīle (“kennel”). Cognate with English kennel, Italian canile.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.