paillasson
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French paillasson.
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]paillasson (plural paillassons)
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]paillasson m (plural paillassons)
- doormat
- Synonym: carpette
- (colloquial) pushover, submissive person accepting any humiliation
- Synonym: mou
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “paillasson”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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