licorne
French
Etymology
From Old French unicorne via reanalysis as une icorne (with feminine indefinite article), followed by further reanalysis of the new definite form l'icorne[1].
Pronunciation
Noun
licorne f (plural licornes)
- unicorn (mythical beast)
- (heraldry) unicorn
- unicorn (startup whose valuation has exceeded one billion U.S. dollars)
References
Further reading
- “licorne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French licorne.
Noun
licorne m (plural licornes)
Synonyms
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