Masculine

chirurgien

Meaning

surgeon (doctor who performs surgery)

Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃi.ʁyʁ.ʒjɛ̃/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French chirurgien, from Old French cirurgiien (see also Old French surgien, inherited through Vulgar Latin), or simply formed from the root of chirurgie, borrowed from Latin chīrūrgia, from chīrūrgus, from Ancient Greek χειρουργός (kheirourgós).

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