pyromane

See also: Pyromane

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πῦρ (pûr, “fire”) +‎ -mane.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.ʁɔ.man/

• Audio (Switzerland (Valais)):

  (file)

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

Noun

pyromane m or f by sense (plural pyromanes)

1. pyromaniac (person who is obsessed with fire)

   Hypernym: maniaque

Related terms

• pyromanie

See also

• incendiaire
• incendie
• incendier

Further reading

• “pyromane”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• paronyme