pignon
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Occitan pinhon, from pinha (“pine-cone”).
Noun[edit]
pignon m (plural pignons)
- pine nut, pine kernel
- Synonyms: (Quebec) noix de pin, pigne
Etymology 2[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *pinnio, from Latin pinna.
Noun[edit]
pignon m (plural pignons)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
pignon m (plural pignons)
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “pignon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.