vanneau
Pronunciation: /va.no/
“vanneau” is a French word. Its 2 meanings in English:
noun
In French
- Nom d'une vingtaine d'espèces d'oiseaux petits échassiers limicoles.
- Autre nom de la pétoncle blanche (ou pétoncle blanc), coquillage en forme de petite coquille Saint-Jacques également appelé peigne operculé et de nom scientifique Aequipecten opercularis'.
Etymology
Borrowed from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *wesnālā. Cognate with Old Irish fannall (Irish fáinleog, Scottish Gaelic ainleag) and Welsh gwennol.
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More French words
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- vanneau huppé
- vanneau indien
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