baldaquin

== English == === Noun === baldaquin (plural baldaquins) Alternative form of baldacchin. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French baldekin, from Italian baldacchino, from Baldacca, a variant of Bagdad (“Baghdad”), where the material originally came from. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bal.da.kɛ̃/ === Noun === baldaquin m (plural baldaquins) baldaquin, canopy ==== Derived terms ==== lit à baldaquin === Further reading === “baldaquin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012