seringue

See also: sérîngue

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin syringa, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pipe, syrinx”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.ʁɛ̃ɡ/

• Audio (Paris):

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• Homophones: seringuent, seringues

Noun

seringue f (plural seringues)

1. syringe

Derived terms

• chanter comme une seringue
• seringue hypodermique

 

Verb

seringue

1. inflection of seringuer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• seigneur, Seigneur