mouchoir

English

Etymology

From French mouchoir.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /muʃˈwɑɹ/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /muːʃˈwɑː/
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)
Hyphenation: mou‧choir

Noun

mouchoir (plural mouchoirs)

(dated) A handkerchief.

French

Etymology

From moucher +‎ -oir.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mu.ʃwaʁ/
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Rhymes: -waʁ
Homophone: mouchoirs

Noun

mouchoir m (plural mouchoirs)

handkerchief

Derived terms

Descendants

English: mouchoir
Vietnamese: mu-xoa, mùi soa, mùi xoa

Further reading

“mouchoir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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