mahonne

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French

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Etymology

Borrowed into Middle French from Old Anatolian Turkish or Ottoman Turkish ماونه (mavuna), ماعونه (maʼuna) (modern Turkish mavuna), from Arabic مَاعُونَة (māʕūna).

Pronunciation

Noun

mahonne f (plural mahonnes)

  1. (archaic, historical) a type of war galley used by the Turks
  2. barge; lighter

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