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champignon.

mushroom

10 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃɑ̃.pi.ɲɔ̃/[ʃɑ̃.pĩ.jɔ̃]Louisiana[ʃɑ̃.pi.ɲɔ̃]Louisiana

  1. mushroom

    masculine
    des champignons hallucinogènes

  2. fungus (in general)

    masculine

  3. fungal infection

    masculine
    avoir des champignons

  4. mold / mould (woolly or furry growth of tiny fungi)

    Louisiana · masculine

  5. accelerator pedal

    informal · masculine
    appuyer sur le champignon
    le pied sur le champignon

  6. jerk, bastard, asshole

    Louisiana · derogatory · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French champegnuel, from Vulgar Latin *campāniolus (“grows in the field”), from Late Latin campāneus (“relating to fields”), from Latin campānia (“level country”). The “accelerator” sense comes from the fact that accelerator pedals were initially mushroom-shaped.

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