éperon
See also: eperon
French
Etymology
Old French esperon (also Middle French), from Frankish *spurō (compare German Sporn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.pʁɔ̃/
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Noun
éperon m (plural éperons)
- (equestrianism) spur (for riding or on a cockerel)
- (geology) spur (mountain that shoots from another mountain or range)
- (nautical) ram; cutwater
Derived terms
- éperonner
Further reading
- “éperon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- péroné
- prônée