vautour

French

Etymology

From Old French voltur, voutour, from a Vulgar Latin *vultor, vultōre, from change of conjugation from Latin vultur, vulturem. Compare old Italian avvoltore, Catalan and Occitan voltor.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vo.tuʁ/
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Rhymes: -uʁ

Noun

vautour m (plural vautours)

vulture
(derogatory, figuratively) shark, vulture
Synonym: rapace

Further reading

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

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