pylône

See also: pylone and Pylone

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πυλών, πυλῶνος (pulṓn, pulônos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pi.lon/

Noun

pylône m (plural pylônes)

  1. pylon (a gateway to the inner part of an Ancient Egyptian temple)
  2. (electricity) pylon

Descendants

  • → Romanian: pilon

Further reading

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