bagne

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian bagno. Doublet of bain.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /baɲ/

Noun

bagne m (plural bagnes)

penal colony; prison where prisonners are forced to labour

Derived terms

bagnard

Further reading

“bagne” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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