verrou

French

Etymology

Backformation from Middle French verroux, from the nominative-singular/accusative-plural of Old French veroil, from Vulgar Latin *verruculum, from Latin vericulum, diminutive of verū.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛ.ʁu/ ~ /ve.ʁu/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -u

Noun

verrou m (plural verrous)

1. (on a door) bolt
2. (on a gun) lock
3. (computer science) lock, mutex

Derived terms

• verrouiller

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• ouvrer, rouvre