robinet
English
Etymology 1
From robin.
Noun
robinet (plural robinets)
- The chaffinch, or roberd.
- The European robin.
Noun
robinet (plural robinets)
- (historical) A military engine formerly used for throwing darts and stones.
Etymology 3
From French robinet.
Noun
robinet (plural robinets)
- A tap; a faucet.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for robinet in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Anagrams
- Bertino, bornite
French
Etymology
Diminutive form of robin (“sheep”), because early taps were often in the shape of a sheep's head.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁɔ.bi.nɛ/
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Noun
robinet m (plural robinets)
- tap (UK), faucet (US)
Derived terms
- eau du robinet
- robinet d'arrêt
Descendants
- → Italian: rubinetto
- → Serbo-Croatian: rubìnet
- → Romanian: robinet
Further reading
- “robinet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- broient, obtenir
Romanian
Etymology
From French robinet.
Noun
robinet n (plural robinete)
- faucet