ventouse.
plunger
Meaning & usage
plunger
suction cup
cupping glass
ventouse
sucker
sucker (a person who sucks; a general term of disparagement)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French ventouse, from Old French ventuse, ellipsis of Medieval Latin [cucurbita] ventōsa. Doublet of venteux and ventôse.
an opening in a pipe, shaft, etc. to allow air flow
Where this word comes from
Dialectal variant of venteuse, from Latin ventosus.
inflection of ventouser: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
inflection of ventouser: second-person singular imperative
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French ventouse, from Old French ventuse, ellipsis of Medieval Latin [cucurbita] ventōsa. Doublet of venteux and ventôse.
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