pannier

English

WOTD – 5 January 2009

A mule carrying two panniers.

Etymology

From French panier, from Latin pānārium (“a bread basket”), from pānis (“bread”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpæn.ɪ.ə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈpæn.i.ɚ/, /ˈpæn.jɚ/
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Noun

pannier (plural panniers)

A large basket or bag fastened, usually in pairs, to the back of a bicycle or pack animal, or carried in pairs over the shoulders.
A decorative basket for the display of flowers or fruits.
(historical, fashion) One of a pair of hoops used to expand the volume of a woman's skirt to either side.
A breadbasket (basket for bread).
(historical, military) A piece of basketwork for protecting archers, or, filled with gravel or sand, for forming and protecting embankments, etc.

Synonyms

(decorative basket): corbeil

Derived terms

pannierwise

Translations

large basket or bag fastened to the back of a bicycle or pack animal

Armenian: կողով (hy) (kołov)
Czech: koš (cs) m, brašna f
Finnish: kuormakori (general), pyörälaukku (bicycles, motorcycles)
German: Packtasche f, Fahrradtasche f (bicycle, bag)
Greek: καλάθι (el) n (kaláthi), κάνιστρο (el) n (kánistro)
Italian: bisaccia (it) f
Japanese: 籠 (ja) (かご, kago)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: sideveske m or f (general sense), sadelveske m or f (saddle bag), sykkelveske m or f (bicycle or motorcycle bag)

Persian: کواره‎ (fa) (kavâre)
Portuguese: alforje (pt) m
Romanian: crinolină (ro)
Russian: перемётная су́мка f (peremjótnaja súmka), велорюкзак m (velorjukzak)
Scottish Gaelic: cliabh m
Spanish: alforja (es) f

decorative basket

hoop used to expand a woman's skirt to either side

Finnish: vanne (fi)
Japanese: パニエ (panie)

Polish: rogówka (pl) f

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Translations to be checked

Irish: ^{(please verify)} pardóg f

References

pannier in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.