pingouin

See also: pîngouîn

French

pingouin

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch pinguïn.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɛ̃.ɡwɛ̃/
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Noun

pingouin m (plural pingouins)

(scientific context) auk, razorbill (Arctic sea bird from the Alcidae family)
(informal) penguin

Further reading

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

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