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taon.

horsefly, gadfly

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/tɑ̃//tɔ̃/
  1. horsefly, gadfly

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French täun, tahon, toon, from Vulgar Latin *tabōnem, from Latin tabānus (“gadfly, horsefly”). Compare Norman taon, Franco-Provençal tôna, Romanian tăun.

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