arçon

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See also: arcon, arcón, and arĉon

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *arciōnem (saddlebow), from Classical Latin arcus (bow). Compare Italian arcione, Portuguese arção, Spanish arzón.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aʁ.sɔ̃/
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Noun

arçon m (plural arçons)

  1. (horse riding) tree (wooden frame used in the construction of a saddle)

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Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *arciōnem, from Latin arcus (bow).

Pronunciation

  • (classical) IPA(key): /aɾˈt͡sun/, (northern) /aɾˈt͡ʃun/
  • (late) IPA(key): /aɾˈsun/, (northern) /aɾˈʃun/

Noun

arçon oblique singularm (oblique plural arçons, nominative singular arçons, nominative plural arçon)

  1. saddle

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