fourgon

See also: Fourgon

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French fourgon.

Noun

fourgon (plural fourgons)

A French baggage wagon.
An ammunition wagon.

Etymology 2

four +‎ -gon

Alternative forms

4-gon

Noun

fourgon (plural fourgons)

(geometry) A polygon with four sides; a quadrilateral.

Synonyms

quadrilateral

French

Etymology

Originally from Vulgar Latin *furicō, furicōnem, from *furicāre, from Latin furō (“I steal”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fuʁ.ɡɔ̃/

Noun

fourgon m (plural fourgons)

poker, fire poker
(archaic) coach, wagon
(archaic, military) truck
van
Synonym: fourgonnette
minivan
Synonyms: fourgonnette, mini-fourgon, mini-fourgonnette
(rail transport) goods wagon, freight car

Derived terms

Derived terms

fourgon à baggages
fourgon à bestiaux
fourgon cellulaire
fourgon de queue
fourgon de tête

fourgon mortuaire
fourgonnette
fourgon postal
mini-fourgon / minifourgon
mini-fourgonnette / minifourgonnette

Descendants

English: fourgon
Portuguese: furgão

Further reading

“fourgon” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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