tigre

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proper noun

A Semitic language of northern Eritrea, closely related to Tigrinya.

Origintig ትግሬ →
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Meanings

tigre1

nountigre (plural tigres)

plural tigres

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of tiger.

Tigre2

proper noun

alternative Təgre · alternative Tigrē · alternative Tegrē

  1. A Semitic language of northern Eritrea, closely related to Tigrinya.
nounTigre pl (plural only)

alternative Təgre · alternative Tigrē · alternative Tegrē

  1. pluralplural onlyA group of agricultural Tigrinya-speaking people in northern Ethiopia.
  2. pluralplural onlyA group of nomadic Tigre-speaking people in northern Eritrea.

Origin

  1. tigትግሬ
  2. tigትግሬ
  3. EnglishTigre

Borrowed from Tigre ትግሬ (təgre).

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Translations

Arabic تِجْرِيَّة, تِيجْرِيَّة
  • تِجْرِيَّة (tijriyya)language
  • تِيجْرِيَّة (tījriyya)language
Chinese Mandarin 提格雷語 /提格雷语
  • 提格雷語 /提格雷语 (Tígéléiyǔ)language
Finnish tigre
  • tigrelanguage
German Tigre, Tigrē
  • Tigrelanguage
  • Tigrēlanguage
Russian тигре, тиграй
  • тигре (tigre)language
  • тиграй (tigraj)group, Tigrinya-speaking people
  • тигре (tigre)group, Tigre-speaking people

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tigerTreig
Cite this entry
APA

tigre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tigre

MLA

“tigre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tigre. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tigre,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tigre.

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