paravent

See also: Paravent

English

Etymology

From French paravent.

Noun

paravent (plural paravents)

A windscreen.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian paravento.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pa.ʁa.vɑ̃/

Noun

paravent m (plural paravents)

folding screen

Descendants

→ Czech: paraván
→ English: paravent
→ German: Paravent
→ Romanian: paravan
→ Turkish: paravan

Further reading

“paravent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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