mouchoir

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French mouchoir.

Pronunciation[edit]

(General American) IPA^(key): /muʃˈwɑɹ/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /muːʃˈwɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
Hyphenation: mou‧choir

Noun[edit]

mouchoir (plural mouchoirs)

(dated) A handkerchief.

French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From moucher +‎ -oir.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /mu.ʃwaʁ/
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Rhymes: -waʁ
Homophone: mouchoirs

Noun[edit]

mouchoir m (plural mouchoirs)

handkerchief

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

English: mouchoir
Vietnamese: mu-xoa, mùi soa, mùi xoa

Further reading[edit]

“mouchoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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