Etymology

puy

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Today it means: Any of several cone-shaped hills in the Auvergne, France that are the remains of extinct volcanos. Full definition →

French puy
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  1. French · borrowed frompuy
  2. English todaypuy

Borrowed from French puy. Doublet of podium.

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