poumon

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French[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French poumon, pulmun, inherited from Latin pulmōnem (lung), from Proto-Indo-European *pléwmō.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pu.mɔ̃/
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Noun[edit]

poumon m (plural poumons)

  1. (anatomy) lung
    Synonym: (slang) éponge

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Etymology[edit]

From French poumon.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

poumon

  1. (anatomy) lung

Old French[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin pulmōnem, from Proto-Indo-European *pléwmō.

Noun[edit]

poumon oblique singularm (oblique plural poumons, nominative singular poumons, nominative plural poumon)

  1. lung

Descendants[edit]

  • French: poumon