venu

From Sanskrit वेणु (veṇu, “a bamboo, reed, cane; a flute, fife, pipe”).

venu (plural venus)

1. (music) One of the ancient transverse flutes of Indian classical music.

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venu

1. imperative of veni

• IPA^(key): /və.ny/

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venu (feminine venue, masculine plural venus, feminine plural venues)

1. past participle of venir

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

• venou, veneu, venyw

From Old French venue.

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛniu̯(ə)/

venu (plural venues)

1. A fight or conflict; a meeting between hostile parties.
2. (rare) The reaching of one's destination.
3. (rare) A collection of imported goods.

• English: venue

• “veneu, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 3 November 2018.

venu

1. past participle of venir
   • c. 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

     El palés real venu sont

     They came into the royal palace