"piton" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /pi.tɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-piton.wav [Canada] (note: Shawinigan) Forms: pitons [plural]
Etymology: From Occitan pitt- + -on. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:af|oc:pitt-|-on}}, {{af|fr|pitt-|-on|lang1=oc}} Occitan pitt- + -on Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} piton m (plural pitons)
  1. nail (metal object) Tags: masculine Synonyms: clou
    Sense id: en-piton-fr-noun-lzQRawc9 Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, French entries referencing ambiguous etymons, French entries referencing missing etymons, French entries with etymon, French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -on Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 31 36 29 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 20 23 47 3 3 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 30 38 2 2 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 27 31 38 4 Disambiguation of French entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 91 9 Disambiguation of French entries referencing missing etymons: 91 9 Disambiguation of French entries with etymon: 91 9 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -on: 50 50
  2. spike, pick (especially for mountaineering) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-piton-fr-noun-3gHDVr11 Categories (other): French terms suffixed with -on Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -on: 50 50

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
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      "lang_code": "pt",
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Occitan pitt- + -on.",
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      ]
    }
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    }
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  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        }
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        ],
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        ]
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      ]
    }
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    },
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      ]
    }
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "nail (metal object)"
      ],
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        ]
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        }
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
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        "spike, pick (especially for mountaineering)"
      ],
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          "spike"
        ],
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          "pick",
          "pick"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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