rossignol

See also: Rossignol

French

Etymology

From Old Occitan rossinhol, from Vulgar Latin *lusciniolus, masculine diminutive of Latin luscinia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁɔ.si.ɲɔl/
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Noun

rossignol m (plural rossignols)

nightingale
picklock
(colloquial) piece of junk

Derived terms

rossignole (“female nightingale”)
rossignoler (“to sing like a nightingale”)
rossignolet (“young nightingale”)

Further reading

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

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