vautour

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French voltur, voutour, from Classical Latin vulturem. Compare Old Italian avvoltore, Catalan and Occitan voltor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vo.tuʁ/
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  • Rhymes: -uʁ

Noun

vautour m (plural vautours)

  1. vulture
  2. (derogatory, figuratively) shark, vulture
    Synonym: rapace

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