guetapens

noun

guet·​a·​pens

¦getə¦päⁿ

plural guetapens

-äⁿ(z)

: ambush, snare, trap

a trick to lure him into some guetapens

—Rafael Sabatini

Word History

Etymology

French guet-apens, from Middle French, from de guet apens with premeditation, alteration of de guet apensé

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