pivoine

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin paeōnia (“peony”) (with epenthetic V), from Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía, “peony”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pi.vwan/

Noun

pivoine f (plural pivoines)

peony
rouge comme une pivoine ― red as a beetroot

Further reading

“pivoine” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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