hameçon
French
Etymology
From Old French ameçon, a derivative of Old French aim, from Latin hāmus (“hook”).
Pronunciation
- (mute h) IPA(key): /am.sɔ̃/
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Noun
hameçon m (plural hameçons)
- fish-hook
Derived terms
- mordre à l'hameçon
Further reading
- hameçon on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
- “hameçon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.