auvent

See also: au vent

French

Alternative forms

• arvan (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle French auvans, from Old French anvant (1180), from Gaulish *andebanno (“eaves, portico”) (compare Provençal ambans), compound of ande (“intensive prefix”) (compare Welsh an-) + banno (“horn”) (compare Welsh ban), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *an- + *bandā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.vɑ̃/

Noun

auvent m (plural auvents)

1. awning, canopy (over entrance)

   Synonyms: banne, marquise

2. carport

Further reading

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