charançon

French

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.ʁɑ̃.sɔ̃/

• Audio:

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Noun

charançon m (plural charançons)

1. weevil

Usage notes

As with the translation of many animals from French to English, charançon is not always a one-to-one translation to English weevil. There are differences depending on the individual species. See charançon on the French Wikipedia for individual species.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• charançon de la tige du chou
• charançon de la tige du colza
• charançon des feuilles de trèfle
• charançon des silique du colza
• charançon du bananier
• charançon du blé
• charançon du bourgeon terminal
• charançon du coton
• charançon du pin blanc
• charançon du pois
• charançon du riz
• charançon gallicole du chou
• charançon rouge des palmiers
• grand charançon du pin

Further reading

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