ventouse

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) plunger
2. (feminine) suction cup
3. (feminine) cupping glass
4. (feminine) ventouse
5. (feminine) sucker
6. (feminine, slang) sucker (a person who sucks; a general term of disparagement)

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of ventouser:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of ventouser:

Concepts

plunger

🪠

cupping-horn

suction cup

cupping glass

sucker

valve

suction bell

air valve

cup

Translations

ventosa

Saugnapf

ventosa

zuignap

Saugglocke

🪠

Schröpfkopf

ventosa

desatascador

🪠

Luftklappenventil

ventosa

coppetta

Ventil

laatkop

hacamat şişesi

Pronounced as (IPA)

/vɑ̃.tuz/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: ventouse

Inherited from Old French: ventuse

In summary

Inherited from Middle French ventouse, from Old French ventuse, ellipsis of Medieval Latin [cucurbita] ventōsa. Doublet of venteux and ventôse.