pivoine

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French pyoine (with epenthetic /-v-/), borrowed from Latin paeōnia, borrowed from Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía, “peony”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.vwan/

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Noun

pivoine f (plural pivoines)

1. peony (flower)

   rouge comme une pivoine ― red as a beetroot

Derived terms

• bouvreuil pivoine

 

Descendants

• →⇒ Czech: pivoňka
• → Polish: piwonia (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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