véto
French
Alternative forms
- veto (both nouns)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ve.to/
Audio (Paris): (file)
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin vetō (“I oppose”).
Noun
véto m (plural vétos)
Etymology 2
Apocope of vétérinaire.
Noun
véto m or f by sense (plural vétos)
- (informal) post-1990 spelling of veto (“vet (veterinarian, veterinary surgeon)”)
Further reading
- “véto”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.