barlong

French

Alternative forms

• berlong (obsolete)

Etymology

From berlong, from Old French beslong, itself inherited from Vulgar Latin *bislongus (“twice as long as it is wide”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baʁ.lɔ̃/

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• Homophone: barlongs

Adjective

barlong (feminine barlongue, masculine plural barlongs, feminine plural barlongues)

1. (literary) oblong

   Synonym: oblong

Further reading

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