cloison

French

Etymology

From Old French, from Vulgar Latin *clausiō, clausiōnem, from Latin clausus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /klwa.zɔ̃/
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Noun

cloison f (plural cloisons)

partition, partition wall
(anatomy, botany) septum, partition
(nautical) bulkhead

Derived terms

cloisonner (“to partition, compartmentalize”)

Related terms

clore
clos

Further reading

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

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