cérumen

See also: cerumen

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin caerūmen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.ʁy.mɛn/

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Noun

cérumen m (plural cérumens)

1. earwax (waxy substance secreted by the ear)

Further reading

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