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French
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)
- (archaic, historical) a type of war galley used by the Turks
- barge; lighter
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