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ongle.

nail, fingernail

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɔ̃ɡl/
  1. nail, fingernail

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *ungla, syncopated form of Latin ungula, from unguis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃negʰ-.

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