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babouin.

baboon

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ba.bwɛ̃/
  1. baboon

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French babouyne, baboin, from Old French babouin, from baboue (“grimace; muzzle”), of Germanic origin, related to dialectal German Bäppe (“lips; muzzle”), Middle High German beffen (“to bark”), Middle English baffen (“to bark”). See also baff, baffle.

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