holocauste

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French holocauste, from Old French olocauste, learned borrowing from Late Latin holocaustum, from the neuter form of Ancient Greek ὁλόκαυστος (holókaustos), from ὅλος (hólos, “whole”) + καυστός (kaustós, “burnt”), from καίω (kaíō, “to burn”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔ.lɔ.kost/ === Noun === holocauste m (plural holocaustes) holocaust === Further reading === “holocauste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012