SINCE 1828
tache noire
noun
\ ˈtäsh-ˈnwär
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plural taches noires\ ˈtäsh-ˈnwär(z)
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Medical Definition of tache noire
: a small dark-centered ulcer that appears at the site of a tick bite and is the primary lesion of boutonneuse fever
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