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trou.

hole

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/tʁu/
  1. hole

    masculine
  2. blank (memory)

    masculine
  3. pause in conversation

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Early Medieval Latin traugus, a "barbarous" Latin word first attested in the Ripuarian Law, probably related to torus (“round hill”). Thought to be of Celtic, specifically Gaulish, origin. However, others have suggested a borrowing from Ancient Greek τρῦπα (trûpa, “hole”), instead. Related to Catalan and Occitan trauc.

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