pingouin

See also: pîngouîn

French

Etymology

    Borrowed from Dutch pinguïn.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /pɛ̃.ɡwɛ̃/
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    Noun

    pingouin m (plural pingouins)

    1. (scientific context) auk, razorbill (Arctic sea bird from the Alcidae family)
    2. (informal) penguin
    3. (colloquial, derogatory, ethnic slur) Spaniard

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • → Danish: pingvin
    • → Italian: pinguino
    • → Persian: پنگوئن (pangu'an)
    • → Portuguese: pinguim
    • → Romanian: pinguin
    • → Spanish: pingüino
    • → Swedish: pingvin
    • → Turkish: penguen

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