auvent
See also: au vent
French
Alternative forms
- arvan (dialectal)
Etymology
From Middle French auvans, from Old French anvant (1180), from Gaulish *andebanno (“eaves, portico”) (compare Provençal ambans), compound of ande (“intensive prefix”) (compare Welsh an-) + banno (“horn”) (compare Welsh ban), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *an- + *bandā.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o.vɑ̃/
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Noun
auvent m (plural auvents)
- awning, canopy (over entrance)
- Synonyms: banne, marquise
- carport
Further reading
- “auvent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.