Masculin

Waggon

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (masculine, strong) railway wagon, railroad car
  2. (especially, masculine, strong) freight wagon, box van, box car

Synonymes

Bahnwagen

Eisenbahnwaggon

Reisezugwagen

Zugwagen

Reisezugwagen Bahnwaggon

Personenwaggon

Hänger

Güterwaggon

Triebwagen

Fréquence

20k
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/vaˈɡɔ̃/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

Early 19th century, from English waggon, from Middle Dutch waghen, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz. Doublet of inherited Wagen. The French-like pronunciation was adopted under the influence of French wagon, itself a borrowing from English.

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