verrou
French
editEtymology
editBackformation from Middle French verroux, from the nominative-singular/accusative-plural of Old French veroil, from Vulgar Latin *verruculum, from Latin vericulum, diminutive of verū.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editverrou m (plural verrous)
- (on a door) bolt
- (on a gun) lock
- (computer science) lock, mutex
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “verrou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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