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ponceau.

corn poppy

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɔ̃.so/
  1. corn poppy

    masculine
  2. poppy colour

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French pouncel (“poppy”), a diminutive formation from Old French paon (“peacock”) or Latin puniceus (“scarlet”).

noun
  1. a small bridge

    masculine
  2. culvert

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French puncel, from Vulgar Latin ponticellus, a variant of Classical Latin ponticulus, from pōns + -culus.

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