auvent

See also: au vent

French

Alternative forms

arvan (dialectal)

Etymology

From Middle French auvans, from Old French anvant (1180), from Gaulish *andebanno (“eaves, portico”) (compare Provençal ambans), compound of ande (“intensive prefix”) (compare Welsh an-) + banno (“horn”) (compare Welsh ban), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *an- + *bandā.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /o.vɑ̃/
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Noun

auvent m (plural auvents)

awning, canopy (over entrance)
Synonyms: banne, marquise
carport

Further reading

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

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