éperon

See also: eperon

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French esperon (also Middle French), from Frankish *spurō (compare German Sporn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.pʁɔ̃/

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Noun

éperon m (plural éperons)

1. (equestrianism) spur (for riding or on a cockerel)
2. (geology) spur (mountain that shoots from another mountain or range)
3. (nautical) ram; cutwater

Derived terms

• éperonner

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• péroné
• prônée