cigogne

French

Alternative forms

• cicogne

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan cegonha, from Latin cicōnia. Replaced Old French soigne, ceoigne.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.ɡɔɲ/

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Noun

cigogne f (plural cigognes)

1. stork

Derived terms

• cigogne blanche

Further reading

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