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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
First attested circa 1250, from Old French ''[[faucon]]'', from Late Latin ''[[falconem]]'', accusative form of ''[[falco]]'', probably from Latin [[falx]]
First attested circa 1250, from Old French ''[[falcun]], [[falcon]]'', from Late Latin ''[[falconem]]'', accusative form of ''[[falco]]'', probably from Latin [[falx]]


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===

Revision as of 20:42, 23 December 2008

Brown falcon (Falco berigora)
See also: falcón

English

Etymology

First attested circa 1250, from Old French falcun, falcon, from Late Latin falconem, accusative form of falco, probably from Latin falx

Pronunciation

  • enPR: /fôkən/, /fôlkən/, /fălkən/
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Noun

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falcon (plural falcons)

  1. Any bird of the genus Falco, all of them birds of prey.

Translations

Verb

falcon (third-person singular simple present falcons, present participle falconing, simple past and past participle falconed)

  1. To hunt with a falcon or falcons.
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