pont

Meaning

1. (masculine) a bridge (construction)
2. (masculine) any of various objects or structures resembling a bridge, such as the bridge of violin, a dental prosthesis, a piece of tissue connecting two parts of an organ, etc.
3. (masculine) a day which falls between a weekend and holiday, which employees will often take off in order to have a long weekend

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈpɔn]

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan pont, from Latin pontem, from Proto-Indo-European *pónteh₁s (“path, road”), from *pent- (“path”).