orignal

French

Etymology

From the Basque word oreinak, plural of orein (“deer”). First used in the texts of Samuel de Champlain as orignac.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɔ.ʁi.ɲal/
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Noun

orignal m (plural orignaux)

(Canada) moose

Further reading

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

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