# affreux

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A group of particularly brutal mercenaries who were active in Africa and Asia during the 1960s.

## Etymology
From French affreux.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/affreux