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cinoche

cinema; the movies (slang)

noun see-NOSH Rare

Origin: Colloquial shortening of cinéma with a slang suffix.

Usage Note

Cinoche is an informal, familiar word for the cinema or a film; aller au cinoche means 'to go to the movies'. It belongs to everyday casual French and would be out of place in formal writing. The standard word is cinéma, while ciné is a neutral shortening used across registers.

Examples

"On va au cinoche ce soir ?"

Natural Translation

Are we going to the movies tonight?

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