aumône

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French almosne, from Vulgar Latin *alēmosyna, from Late Latin eleēmosyna, from Ancient Greek ἐλεημοσύνη (eleēmosúnē, “alms”), from ἐλεέω (eleéō, “to have mercy”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /o.mon/ Homophone: aumônes === Noun === aumône f (plural aumônes) alms (by extension) a small, insulting sum of money ==== Derived terms ==== aumônier === Further reading === “aumône”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === Nouméa