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ventouse

/vɑ̃.tuz/

noun, feminine/vɑ̃.tuz/plural: ventouses

plunger; suction cup; cupping glass; ventouse; sucker

Inherited from Middle French ventouse, from Old French ventuse, ellipsis of Medieval Latin [cucurbita] ventōsa. Doublet of venteux and ventôse.

noun, feminine/vɑ̃.tuz/plural: ventouses

an opening in a pipe, shaft, etc. to allow air flow

Dialectal variant of venteuse, from Latin ventosus.