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Inherited from Old French corone, inherited from Latin corōna, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē).
couronne f (plural couronnes)
- crown (item of headgear)
- (by extension) funereal wreath
- 1961, Christiane Rochefort, Les petits enfants du siècle, Grasset, page 12:
La plupart avaient des tumeurs, et on se demandait toujours si c'était cancéreux ou pas, quand c'était cancéreux ils mouraient, et on donnait pour la couronne.
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- 1961, Christiane Rochefort, Les petits enfants du siècle, Grasset, page 12:
- crown (royalty in general)
- crown (various units of currency)
- (heraldry) crown
- (anatomy) corona (circumference of the base of the glans penis in humans)
- (dentistry) crown, cap
“couronne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
couraonne (Guernsey)
From Old French corone, from Latin corōna, from Ancient Greek κορώνη (korṓnē, “garland, wreath”).
couronne f (plural couronnes)
- couronnâtion (“coronation”)
couronne m (definite singular couronnen, indefinite plural couronner, definite plural couronnene)
- alternative spelling of kurong
couronne m (definite singular couronnen, indefinite plural couronnar, definite plural couronnane)
- alternative spelling of kurong