éponge
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French esponge, from Old French espoinge (cf. also variant espoigne), from Vulgar Latin *sponga, from Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
éponge f (plural éponges)
Derived terms edit
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Verb edit
éponge
- inflection of éponger:
Further reading edit
- “éponge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.