ponceau

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French ponceau. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɒn.səʊ/, /pɒnˈsəʊ/ === Noun === ponceau (plural ponceaus or ponceaux) (chemistry) Any of a number of red pigments, some of which are used as indicators. == French == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old French pouncel (“poppy”), a diminutive formation from Old French paon (“peacock”) or Latin puniceus (“scarlet”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /pɔ̃.so/ ==== Noun ==== ponceau m (plural ponceaux) corn poppy poppy colour === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Old French puncel, from Vulgar Latin ponticellus, a variant of Classical Latin ponticulus, from pōns + -culus. ==== Noun ==== ponceau m (plural ponceaux) a small bridge culvert === Further reading === “ponceau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012