pingouin

See also: pîngouîn

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FrenchEdit

pingouin

EtymologyEdit

Borrowing from Dutch pinguïn.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /pɛ̃.ɡwɛ̃/

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NounEdit

pingouin m (plural pingouins)

1. (scientific context) auk, razorbill (Arctic sea bird from the Alcidae family)
2. (informal) penguin

Further readingEdit

• “pingouin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).