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noun, masculine

cerveau

/sɛʁ.vo/

noun, masculine/sɛʁ.vo/plural: cerveaux

brain (organ of thought); sinus cavity, sinuses; nostril

Synonyms: cervelle, sinus, narine, trou de nez

Inherited from Middle French cerveau, cervel, from Old French cervel, from Latin cerebellum, diminutive of cerebrum, from Proto-Italic *kerazrom, from a Proto-Indo-European form *ḱerh₂-s-ro, from the root *ḱerh₂- (“head”).