dépanneur

noun

A convenience store, especially one that sells alcohol.

OriginCanadian French dépanneur ← French dépanner ← Latin dē- →
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Meanings

noundépanneur (plural dépanneurs)

plural dépanneurs · alternative depanneur

  1. CanadaQuebecrarely New Brunswick and OntarioA convenience store, especially one that sells alcohol.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
convenience storecorner shop

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  4. Proto-Italic*dis-
  5. Latindis-
  6. Old Frenchdes-
  7. Middle Frenchdes-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*de
  9. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  10. Proto-Italic*dē
  11. Latindē
  12. Latindē-
  13. Frenchdé-
  14. Frenchpanne
  15. Frenchdépanner
  16. Canadian Frenchdépanneur
  17. Englishdépanneur

Borrowed from Canadian French dépanneur.

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APA

dépanneur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/d%C3%A9panneur

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“dépanneur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/d%C3%A9panneur. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dépanneur,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/d%C3%A9panneur.

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