Masculine

pingouin

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

Frequency

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

In summary

Borrowed from Dutch pinguïn.

alcidae

sphénisque

alcinés

auk

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