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potin.

pewter

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɔ.tɛ̃/
  1. pewter

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From pot (“pot, vase”) + -in.

noun/pɔ.tɛ̃/
  1. gossip, tittle-tattle; item of gossip

    in-plural · informal · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Norman potin (“gossip”), itself a deverbal from Norman potiner (“to chat”), a verbal formation from Norman potine (“small heater, foot warmer”), based on the custom of women gathering in winter with their foot warmers to chat and gossip. The term potine is itself from pot (“pot, carton”) + -ine (diminutive suffix), and thus etymologically identical to the "pewter" sense of Etymology 1.

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