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ventouse.

plunger

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/vɑ̃.tuz/
  1. plunger

    feminine
  2. suction cup

    feminine
  3. cupping glass

    feminine
  4. ventouse

    feminine
  5. sucker

    feminine
  6. sucker (a person who sucks; a general term of disparagement)

    feminine · slang
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.

noun/vɑ̃.tuz/
  1. an opening in a pipe, shaft, etc. to allow air flow

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Dialectal variant of venteuse, from Latin ventosus.

verb/vɑ̃.tuz/
  1. inflection of ventouser: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of ventouser: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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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