vanneau

See also: Vanneau

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *wesnālā. Cognate with Old Irish fannall (Irish fáinleog, Scottish Gaelic ainleag) and Welsh gwennol.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /va.no/

Noun

vanneau m (plural vanneaux)

lapwing (bird)
queen scallop (mollusc)

Further reading

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

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