Masculine

taon

horsefly, gadfly

Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɑ̃/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old French täun, tahon, toon, from Vulgar Latin *tabōnem, from Latin tabānus (“gadfly, horsefly”). Compare Norman taon, Franco-Provençal tôna, Romanian tăun.

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