bourdon

proper nouncommon noun

Syllable Decomposition

bourdon

From the Late Latin burdo, burdonis ("mule") which took on the meaning of "support, staff" through a frequent metaphor linking a pack animal to a support, see chevron and chevalet.

Definitions

héraldique
fantastique
histoiremilitaire
couture
zoologie
zoologie
musique
musique
imprimerie
typographie

Plural

bourdons

Translations

  • englishenglish:bumblebee
  • spanishspanish:abejorro
  • portugueseportuguese:mamangaba
  • germangerman:Hummel
  • chinesechinese:熊蜂
  • japanesejapanese:熊蜂
  • dutchdutch:hommel
  • swedishswedish:humla
  • ukrainianukrainian:джміль

See also