French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French tuyau, from Old French tuel, tuial, tudel (tube, pipe), from Frankish *thūta (pipe), from Proto-Germanic *þeutǭ (pipe, channel, flow), from *þeutaną (to howl, roar, resound), from Proto-Indo-European *tu-, *tutu- (bird-cry, shriek). Cognate with Old Saxon theuta (pipe, water-channel), Old High German watardioza (water-opening, spout, nozzle), Old English þēote (pipe, channel), Dutch tuit (spout, nozzle), Icelandic þjótandi (the name of an artery), Icelandic þjóta (to rush, whistle).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tɥi.jo/
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  • Rhymes: -jo

Noun

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tuyau m (plural tuyaux)

  1. pipe
  2. tube
  3. insider tip
  4. (architecture) chimney pot

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Khmer: ទុយោ (tuyoo), ទុយយោ (tuyyoo)
  • Turkish: tüyo

Further reading

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Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French tuyau, tueil, tudel (tube, pipe), from Frankish *thūta (pipe), from Proto-Germanic *þeutǭ (pipe, channel, flow), from *þeutaną (to howl, roar, resound), from Proto-Indo-European *tu-, *tutu- (bird-cry, shriek).

Noun

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tuyau m (plural tuyaus)

  1. (Jersey) pipe