colophane

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin (resina) colophonia (“(resin) of Colophon”), from Ancient Greek Κολοφωνία (Kolophōnía), from Κολοφών (Kolophṓn, “Colophon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔlɔfan/

Noun

colophane f (plural colophanes)

1. rosin

Further reading

• “colophane” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).