Masculine

pingouin

Meaning

  1. (masculine) auk, razorbill (Arctic sea bird from the Alcidae family)
  2. (informal, masculine) penguin
  3. (colloquial, derogatory, ethnic, masculine, slur) Spaniard

Concepts

Synonyms

alcidae

sphénisque

alcinés

auk

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɛ̃.ɡwɛ̃/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from Dutch pinguïn.

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