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noun, masculine

trépan

/tʁe.pɑ̃/

noun, masculine/tʁe.pɑ̃/plural: trépans

drill; trepan, trephine

Borrowed from Medieval Latin trepanum, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek τρύπανον (trúpanon, “auger, drill”).

trépan — French Dictionary | Passage