pneu
tyre, tire
noun PNUH Less Common
Origin: Greek pneuma (air, breath)
Usage Note
Pneu is a shortening of pneumatique; both forms exist, though pneu is now the everyday word. A flat tyre is un pneu crevé and the plural is des pneus. The initial 'p' is always pronounced, giving an unusual /pn/ cluster at the start.
Examples
"Le pneu avant est crevé."
Natural Translation
The front tyre is flat.

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