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joug.

yoke

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʒu//ʒuɡ/

  1. yoke

    masculine

  2. balance beam

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French joug, from Old French jug, jou, jof, from Latin jugum, iugum, from Proto-Italic *jugom, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm.

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