onguent

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French onguent.

Noun

onguent (plural onguents)

  1. Archaic form of unguent.

References
  • onguent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin unguentum (“ointment, unguent”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔ̃.ɡɑ̃/

Noun

onguent m (plural onguents)

  1. ointment; salve; unguent

Further reading

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin unguentum (“ointment, unguent”).

Noun

onguent m (oblique plural onguenz or onguentz, nominative singular onguenz or onguentz, nominative plural onguent)

  1. ointment; salve; unguent
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