hameçon

French

hameçon

Etymology

Inherited from Old French ameçon, a derivative of Old French aim, from Latin hāmus (“hook”).

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /am.sɔ̃/

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Noun

hameçon m (plural hameçons)

1. fishhook

Derived terms

• mordre à l’hameçon
• hameçonnage
• hameçonner

Further reading

• hameçon on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr
• “hameçon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.