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ponceau

/pɔ̃.so/

noun, masculine/pɔ̃.so/plural: ponceaux

corn poppy; poppy colour

Inherited from Old French pouncel (“poppy”), a diminutive formation from Old French paon (“peacock”) or Latin puniceus (“scarlet”).

noun, masculineplural: ponceaux

a small bridge; culvert

Inherited from Old French puncel, from Vulgar Latin ponticellus, a variant of Classical Latin ponticulus, from pōns + -culus.