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tonneau

barrel

noun toh-NOH Rare

Origin: Old French tonne 'large cask'

Also means

roll (aviation)

Usage Note

Tonneau has the regular -eau plural: des tonneaux. It refers to a wine or beer barrel, and in aviation a tonneau is a barrel roll. The unit of measurement tonne is related. Faire un tonneau means to roll a car, i.e. to flip it in an accident.

Examples

"Le vigneron remplit le tonneau de vin rouge."

Natural Translation

The winemaker fills the barrel with red wine.

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