hécatombe

== French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin hecatombē. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.ka.tɔ̃b/ === Noun === hécatombe f (plural hécatombes) (historical) hecatomb (sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen) (by extension) bloodbath Synonym: massacre (by extension) mass destruction (destruction of a huge quantity of things) === Further reading === “hécatombe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012