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cerveau.

brain (organ of thought)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/sɛʁ.vo/
  1. brain (organ of thought)

    masculine
  2. sinus cavity, sinuses

    Louisiana · masculine
  3. nostril

    Louisiana · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French cerveau, cervel, from Old French cervel, from Latin cerebellum, diminutive of cerebrum, from Proto-Italic *kerazrom, from a Proto-Indo-European form *ḱerh₂-s-ro, from the root *ḱerh₂- (“head”).

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