pivoine

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French pyoine (with epenthetic /-v-/), borrowed from Latin paeōnia, borrowed from Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía, “peony”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pi.vwan/
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Noun

pivoine f (plural pivoines)

peony (flower)
rouge comme une pivoine ― red as a beetroot

Derived terms

bouvreuil pivoine

Descendants

→⇒ Czech: pivoňka
→ Polish: piwonia (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

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

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