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chien

Meaning

Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃjɛ̃/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French chien, from Old French chien, from Latin canis, canem (“dog”). See cognates in regional languages in France : Bourguignon chein, Catalan ca, Corsican cane, cani, Franco-Provençal shin, tsin, Gallo chien, cun, qhun Norman quien, tchian, Occitan can, chin, Picard quien, tchien. See cognates in Romance languages outside France : Aromanian cãni, Galician can, Italian cane, Lombard can, Portuguese cão, Romanian câine, Sardinian cane, Sicilian cani, Spanish can.

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