"moineau" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /mwa.no/ Audio: Fr-moineau.ogg Forms: moineaux [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French moinel, equivalent to moine (because of its plumage) + -eau. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|moinel|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French moinel, {{inh+|fr|fro|moinel}} Inherited from Old French moinel Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} moineau m (plural moineaux)
  1. sparrow Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): True sparrows Synonyms (sparrow): piaf
    Sense id: en-moineau-fr-noun-BFTVJ6f6 Disambiguation of True sparrows: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'sparrow': 100 0
  2. (fortifications) (type of) small bastion Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Architecture Categories (lifeform): True sparrows
    Sense id: en-moineau-fr-noun-8rcp8OQY Disambiguation of Architecture: 10 90 Disambiguation of True sparrows: 52 48 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -eau Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -eau: 11 89 Topics: fortifications, government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: manger comme un moineau, moineau domestique, moineau franc

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old French moinel, equivalent to moine (because of its plumage) + -eau.",
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        "government",
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        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
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    {
      "word": "moineau domestique"
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      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "sparrow"
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "masculine"
      ],
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        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "sparrow",
      "word": "piaf"
    }
  ],
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}

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