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pépin

/pe.pɛ̃/

noun, masculine/pe.pɛ̃/plural: pépins

pip (the seed from fruit); hitch, glitch (small problem encountered)

Inherited from Old French pepin, probably from a root like Vulgar Latin *pép, an expressive creation used to express smallness.

noun, masculine/pe.pɛ̃/plural: pépins

umbrella; a problem; parachute

Etymology unclear, possibly from a vaudeville character with an outsize umbrella