pivoine

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin paeōnia (“peony”) (with epenthetic V), from Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía, “peony”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.vwan/

Noun

pivoine f (plural pivoines)

1. peony

   rouge comme une pivoine ― red as a beetroot

Further reading

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