éponge
See also: épongé and êponge
French
Etymology
From Middle French esponge, from Old French espoinge (cf. also variant espoigne), from Vulgar Latin *sponga, from Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγιά (spongiá).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.pɔ̃ʒ/
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Noun
éponge f (plural éponges)
- sponge (creature)
- sponge (tool for washing)
Derived terms
- éponge à récurer
- jeter l'éponge
- passer l'éponge
Related terms
- spongieux
Verb
éponge
- inflection of éponger:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “éponge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.