nœud

Inherited from Old French neu, from Latin nōdus, from Proto-Indo-European *gned-, *gnod- (“to bind”). Doublet of knout.

• IPA^(key): /nø/

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• Rhymes: -ø

nœud m (plural nœuds)

1. knot (tangle)
2. knot (unit of speed, one nautical mile per hour)
3. (slang) penis
4. (slang) stupid person
5. (physics, music, computing) node
6. knot (muscular tension)

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