éperon

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French

Etymology

Inherited from 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)

  1. (equestrianism) spur (for riding or on a cockerel)
  2. (geology) spur (mountain that shoots from another mountain or range)
  3. (nautical) ram; cutwater

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