curée

French

Etymology 1

From Old French cuiriee, of disputed origin. Some link back to Latin cor (“heart”) because the entrails include the animal's internal organs, while some link back to corium because of the hide of the animal. See the Trésor de la langue française informatisé link below for further discussion (in French).

Noun

curée f (plural curées)

1. quarry (part of the entrails of a hunted animal, given to the hounds)
2. spoils
3. a scramble for the spoils, a free-for-all vicious attack

Etymology 2

See curer.

Participle

curée f sg

1. feminine singular of curé

Further reading

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