pingouin

See also: pîngouîn

French

pingouin

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch pinguïn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛ̃.ɡwɛ̃/

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Noun

pingouin m (plural pingouins)

1. (scientific context) auk, razorbill (Arctic sea bird from the Alcidae family)
2. (informal) penguin
3. (colloquial, derogatory, ethnic slur) Spaniard

Derived terms

• grand pingouin

Descendants

• → Danish: pingvin
• → Italian: pinguino
• → Persian: پنگوئن (pangu'an)
• → Portuguese: pinguim
• → Romanian: pinguin
• → Spanish: pingüino
• → Swedish: pingvin
• → Turkish: penguen

Further reading

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