Tigré

[ tee-grey ]

noun

1. a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
2. a member of a nomadic, Tigrinya-speaking people of northern Ethiopia.
3. a member of an agricultural, Tigré-speaking people of northern Ethiopia.

Tigre

/ ˈtiːɡreɪ /

noun

1. an autonomous region of N Ethiopia, bordering on Eritrea: formerly a separate kingdom. Capital: Mekele. Pop: 4 334 996 (2005 est)
2. a language of NE Ethiopia, belonging to the SE Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family

Example Sentences

A capybara crosses a street while others eat grass in a gated community in Tigre, Buenos Aires province, on August 27, 2021.

From Salon

Though Hanna’s name is synonymous with the riot grrrl movement in music, her disarming memoir encompasses far more than her time fronting the formative indie bands Bikini Kill and Le Tigre.

From New York Times

But Kathleen Hanna, the lead singer of Bikini Kill, kept plugging, kicking off the early aughts trend of synth-heavy indie dance music with her band Le Tigre.

From Salon

At the risk of sounding like a massive fan girl, I remember the day that the first Le Tigre album came out, and what a revelation it was.

From Salon

But with Le Tigre, I loved how danceable it was.

From Salon