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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French feston, from Italian festone.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛsˈtun/, /fɛˈstun/
- Hyphenation: fes‧toen
- Rhymes: -un
Noun
festoen n (plural festoenen, diminutive festoentje n)
- (chiefly architecture) festoon (garland hanging between two points, containing motifs of flowers and/or fruits)