pignon

• IPA^(key): /pi.ɲɔ̃/

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From Old Occitan pinhon, from pinha (“pine-cone”).

pignon m (plural pignons)

1. pine nut, pine kernel

   Synonyms: (Quebec) noix de pin, pigne

From Vulgar Latin *pinnio, from Latin pinna.

pignon m (plural pignons)

1. gable

• avoir pignon sur rue

From peigne +‎ -on.

pignon m (plural pignons)

1. gearwheel, pinion, sprocket

• → Catalan: pinyó
• → English: pinion
• → Spanish: piñón

• “pignon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.