fourgon

See also: Fourgon

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French fourgon.

Noun

fourgon (plural fourgons)

1. A French baggage wagon.
2. An ammunition wagon.

Etymology 2

four +‎ -gon

Alternative forms

• 4-gon

Noun

fourgon (plural fourgons)

1. (geometry) A polygon with four sides; a quadrilateral.

Synonyms

• quadrilateral

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French

Etymology

Originally from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Vulgar Latin *furicō, furicōnem, from *furicāre, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin furō (“I steal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuʁ.ɡɔ̃/

Noun

fourgon m (plural fourgons)

1. poker, fire poker
2. (archaic) coach, wagon
3. (archaic, military) truck
4. van

   Synonym: fourgonnette

5. minivan

   Synonyms: fourgonnette, mini-fourgon, mini-fourgonnette

6. (rail transport) goods wagon, freight car

Derived terms

Derived terms

• fourgon à baggages
• fourgon à bestiaux
• fourgon cellulaire
• fourgon de queue
• fourgon de tête

• fourgon mortuaire
• fourgonnette
• fourgon postal
• mini-fourgon / minifourgon
• mini-fourgonnette / minifourgonnette

Descendants

• → Catalan: furgó
• → English: fourgon
• → Italian: furgone
• → Portuguese: furgão
• → Spanish: furgón

Further reading

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