phaéton

See also: phaeton, Phaeton, Phaëton, and Phæton

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Phaëtōn, from the Ancient Greek Φᾰέθων (Phaéthōn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

phaéton m (plural phaétons)

phaeton
tropicbird
Synonym: paille-en-queue

Descendants

→ Ottoman Turkish: فایطون (fayton), پایطون (payton)
- Turkish: fayton

Further reading

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

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