pivoine
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French pyoine (with epenthetic /-v-/), borrowed from Latin paeōnia, borrowed from Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía, “peony”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
pivoine f (plural pivoines)
- peony (flower)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “pivoine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.