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.
/pe.pɛ̃/
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.
umbrella; a problem; parachute
Etymology unclear, possibly from a vaudeville character with an outsize umbrella