mégot

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French

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Etymology

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Probably from regional mégauder (to suckle), from mégaud, from mègue (whey), from Vulgar Latin *mesga, from Gaulish (compare Old Irish medc (whey), Welsh maidd (whey), Cornish meith (whey)), from Proto-Celtic *mezgos (whey), from Proto-Indo-European *mesgos (marrow).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /me.ɡo/
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Noun

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mégot m (plural mégots)

  1. cigarette butt, fag end

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