daron

See also: Daron and Daroń

French

Etymology

Uncertain, earlier sense maître de maison (“host, landlord”), late 17th c. Possibly derived from Old French daru (“fort”) or a blend of baron with Old French dam (“master”), from Latin dominus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /da.ʁɔ̃/

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Noun

daron m (plural darons, feminine daronne)

1. (slang) old man (father)
   • 2005, “Thé à la menthe”, performed by La Caution:

     Une adolescence Nastase et 501 / Pento cassette de funk et le daron en 505

     My adolescence was Năstase [a Romanian tennis player] and [Levi's] 501s / Pento [a brand of hair cream], a funk cassette and Dad in a [Peugeot] 505

Further reading

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