Polyglot Dictionary

lagon

/la.ɡɔ̃/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les lagons

Meaning

  1. lagoon

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

lagune

lagon is more tropical, associated with coral reefs; lagune is more general, a coastal saltwater lagoon anywhere, like Venice's — both mean "lagoon."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

albufera

albufera is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "lagoon."

Portuguese

lagoa

lagoa is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "lagoon."

Practice

1 What does lagon mean?

2 Fill the gap: Les touristes se baignent dans le ___ turquoise.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lagon?

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