abreuvoir

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French abreuvoir (“a watering place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əbɹuːˈvwɑː(ɹ)/

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Noun

abreuvoir (plural abreuvoirs)

1. A cold water drinking fountain (for people) typically found in a public location; more generally, any fountain or water source (including for animals like birds, horses etc).
2. (obsolete, masonry) The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with mortar.

French

Etymology

From abreuver +‎ -oir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.bʁœ.vwaʁ/

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Noun

abreuvoir m (plural abreuvoirs)

1. a watering hole or place for animals
2. (Canada, proscribed) a drinking fountain

   Synonym: (mostly Europe) fontaine

Derived terms

• abreuvoir à mouches
• borne-abreuvoir

Descendants

• → English: abreuvoir

Further reading

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

Norman

Pronunciation

• (Jersey) IPA^(key): /abrəvwar/

Noun

abreuvoir m (plural abreuvoirs)

1. (Jersey) a watering place.

References

• Spence, N.C.W. (1960). Glossary of Jersey-French. Oxford: Blackwell. pp. 39-40.