verrou

French

Etymology

Backformation from Middle French verroux, from the nominative-singular/accusative-plural of Old French veroil, from Vulgar Latin *verruculum, from Latin vericulum, diminutive of verū.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /vɛ.ʁu/, /ve.ʁu/
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Rhymes: -u

Noun

verrou m (plural verrous)

(on a door) bolt
(on a gun) lock
(computer science) lock, mutex

Derived terms

verrouiller

Further reading

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

Anagrams

ouvrer, rouvre

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