bâillon

French

Etymology

bâiller (“to yawn”) +‎ -on

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.jɔ̃/ ~ /bɑ.jɔ̃/

Noun

bâillon m (plural bâillons)

1. gag (a device to restrain speech)

Derived terms

• bâillonner

Further reading

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