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anneau.

ring (circular shape)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/a.no/

  1. ring (circular shape)

    masculine

  2. ring (round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger)

    masculine

  3. ring

    masculine

  4. ring

    masculine

  5. cringle

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French anneau, from Old French anel, from Latin ānellus, diminutive of ānus (“ring”). Cognates in regional French languages: Franco-Provençal anèu, Gallo anè, aniao, anot Norman anné, Occitan anèl, Picard èniau. Cognates with Catalan anell, Corsican anellu, Galician anel, Italian anello, Portuguese anel, Romanian inel, Sicilian aneḍḍu, Spanish anillo.

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