"thon" meaning in French

See thon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /tɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-thon.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-thon.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-thon.wav Forms: thons [plural]
Etymology: From Latin thunnus, thynnus (itself from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos)), possibly through the intermediate of Old Occitan ton. Etymology templates: {{der|fr|la|thunnus}} Latin thunnus, {{der|fr|grc|θύννος}} Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos), {{cog|pro|ton}} Old Occitan ton Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} thon m (plural thons)
  1. tuna Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-thon-fr-noun-Mtbkogwc Categories (other): Scombroids Disambiguation of Scombroids: 89 11
  2. (derogatory) an ugly woman Tags: derogatory, masculine Synonyms: cageot, morue
    Sense id: en-thon-fr-noun-zyn4c3zD Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Appearance Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Appearance: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: thon rouge, thonaire, thonier

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "thon rouge"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "thonaire"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "thonier"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "lang_code": "hy",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "tʻon",
      "word": "թոն"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "ton"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "ton"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "thunnus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin thunnus",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "θύννος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pro",
        "2": "ton"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Occitan ton",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin thunnus, thynnus (itself from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos)), possibly through the intermediate of Old Occitan ton.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "thons",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "thon m (plural thons)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "fr",
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          "orig": "fr:Scombroids",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tuna"
      ],
      "id": "en-thon-fr-noun-Mtbkogwc",
      "links": [
        [
          "tuna",
          "tuna"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "31 69",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "18 82",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "fr",
          "name": "Appearance",
          "orig": "fr:Appearance",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an ugly woman"
      ],
      "id": "en-thon-fr-noun-zyn4c3zD",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "ugly",
          "ugly"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) an ugly woman"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cageot"
        },
        {
          "word": "morue"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔ̃/"
    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "thons"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ton"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "tond"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "tonds"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "tons"
    }
  ],
  "word": "thon"
}
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    "French countable nouns",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French lemmas",
    "French masculine nouns",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "French terms derived from Latin",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with homophones",
    "Pages with 6 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "fr:Appearance",
    "fr:Scombroids"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "thon rouge"
    },
    {
      "word": "thonaire"
    },
    {
      "word": "thonier"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
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      "lang": "Armenian",
      "lang_code": "hy",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "tʻon",
      "word": "թոն"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "ton"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "ton"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "thunnus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin thunnus",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "θύννος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pro",
        "2": "ton"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Occitan ton",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin thunnus, thynnus (itself from Ancient Greek θύννος (thúnnos)), possibly through the intermediate of Old Occitan ton.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "thons",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "thon m (plural thons)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tuna"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tuna",
          "tuna"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French derogatory terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an ugly woman"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "ugly",
          "ugly"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory) an ugly woman"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cageot"
        },
        {
          "word": "morue"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/tɔ̃/"
    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/2/21/Fr-thon.ogg/Fr-thon.ogg.mp3",
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "thons"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ton"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "tond"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "tonds"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "tons"
    }
  ],
  "word": "thon"
}

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