fourgon
التعريفات والمعاني
== English ==
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from French fourgon.
==== Noun ====
fourgon (plural fourgons)
(rail transport) A French baggage wagon.
An ammunition wagon.
=== Etymology 2 ===
From four + -gon.
==== Noun ====
fourgon (plural fourgons)
(geometry) A polygon with four sides; a quadrilateral.
===== Synonyms =====
quadrilateral
== French ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *furicōnem, from *furicāre, from Latin furō (“to steal”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /fuʁ.ɡɔ̃/
=== Noun ===
fourgon m (plural fourgons)
poker, fire poker
(archaic) coach, wagon
(archaic, military) truck
van
Synonym: fourgonnette
minivan
Synonyms: fourgonnette, mini-fourgon, mini-fourgonnette
(rail transport) goods wagon, freight car
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
=== Further reading ===
“fourgon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012