frein

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French frein, from Latin frēnum n. Cognate with Portuguese freio and Spanish freno.

Cf. the borrowed freiner.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fʁɛ̃/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛ̃

Noun

frein m (plural freins)

  1. (chiefly obsolete) bit (equipment put in a horse's mouth)
    Synonym: mors
  2. brake (of a vehicle, etc.)
  3. (figuratively) restraint, reserve
  4. (anatomy) frenulum
    Synonym: filet
    frein de la languefrenulum linguae
    frein du prépucefrenulum preputii penis

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Further reading

Old French

Noun

frein oblique singularm (oblique plural freinz, nominative singular freinz, nominative plural frein)

  1. bit (equipment put in a horse's mouth)

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