"pépin" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /pe.pɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-pépin.ogg Forms: pépins [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French pepin, probably from a root like Vulgar Latin *pép, an expressive creation used to express smallness. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|pepin|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French pepin, {{inh+|fr|fro|pepin}} Inherited from Old French pepin, {{der|fr|VL.|*pép}} Vulgar Latin *pép, {{onomatopoeic|fr|title=expressive}} expressive Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} pépin m (plural pépins)
  1. pip (the seed from fruit) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-pépin-fr-noun-CB1vO54i
  2. (slang) hitch, glitch (small problem encountered) Tags: masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-pépin-fr-noun-tKIZx8VT Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French onomatopoeias Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 17 44 12 2 26 Disambiguation of French onomatopoeias: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: épépiner, pépinière
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pe.pɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-pépin.ogg Forms: pépins [plural]
Etymology: Etymology unclear, possibly from a vaudeville character with an outsize umbrella Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} pépin m (plural pépins)
  1. (slang) umbrella Tags: masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-pépin-fr-noun-KXR0SYLw
  2. (colloquial) a problem Tags: colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-pépin-fr-noun-csiLNW0y
  3. (slang) parachute Tags: masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-pépin-fr-noun-pDhFDWuo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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