Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fauchon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: fau-chon
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete form of falchion.

Obsolete

Etymology

Borrowed from French fauchon, from Old French fauchon (cognate with Italian falcione), from Vulgar Latin *falciōnem, from Latin falx. See also -on.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

fauchons (plural)

Questions

What does fauchon mean?: Obsolete form of falchion.
Where does fauchon come from?: Borrowed from French fauchon, from Old French fauchon (cognate with Italian falcione), from Vulgar Latin *falciōnem, from Latin falx. See also -on.

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