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The French word for penguin is
manchot





penguin

Plural

The plural of manchot is manchots.

French Definition


penguin
     1. n. Manchot, gorfou (oiseau).
     2. n. (Archaïsme) (XVI siècle) Grand pingouin (Pinguinus impennis espèce éteinte).

Translations for penguin and their definitions

manchot
     1. adj. one-armed
     2. adj. armless
     3. adj. one-handed (having one hand)
     4. adj. handless
     5. n-m. penguin
     6. n-m. one-armed or no-armed person


pingouin
     1. n-m. (scientific context) auk, razorbill (Arctic sea bird from the Alcidae family)
     2. n-m. (informal) penguin
     3. n-m. (colloquial pejorative ethnic slur) Spaniard


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