cigogne

French

Alternative forms

cicogne

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan cegonha, from Latin cicōnia. Replaced Old French soigne, ceoigne.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /si.ɡɔɲ/
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Noun

cigogne f (plural cigognes)

stork

Derived terms

cigogne blanche

Further reading

“cigogne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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