malingreux
French, noun/ma.lɛ̃.ɡʁø/
malingreux is spelled M-A-L-I-N-G-R-E-U-X (10 letters). Malingreux is a French masculine noun meaning “a beggar who feigns to be afflicted with illness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Mendiant qui feint d’être en mauvaise santé, qui a de fausses plaies”.
What does malingreux mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea beggar who feigns to be afflicted with illness
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mendiant qui feint d’être en mauvaise santé, qui a de fausses plaies.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of malingreux
- malingreuse feminine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce malingreux?
- /ma.lɛ̃.ɡʁø/
- \ma.lɛ̃.ɡʁø\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.