Périgueux

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌpɛɹɪˈɡɜː/

Proper noun

Périgueux

  1. A commune, the capital of the department of the Dordogne, New Aquitaine, France.

French

Etymology

Roman name, from Latin Petrocorii, Gaulish tribe name, from *petru (“four”) + *corii (“tribes”), from Proto-Celtic *kʷetwores (“four”) + *koryos (“army, tribe”). Compare Old Irish cuire.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pe.ʁi.ɡø/
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Proper noun

Périgueux m

  1. Périgueux (a commune, the capital of the department of the Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France).
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