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pingouin.

auk, razorbill (Arctic sea bird from the Alcidae family)

8 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɛ̃.ɡwɛ̃/

  1. auk, razorbill (Arctic sea bird from the Alcidae family)

    masculine

  2. penguin

    informal · masculine

  3. Spaniard

    colloquial · derogatory · ethnic · masculine · slur
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Dutch pinguïn.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.