lampion

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noun

A small oil lamp.

OriginFrench lampion ← Italian lampione →
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Meanings

nounlampion (plural lampions)

plural lampions

  1. A small oil lamp.

Origin

  1. Italianlampione
  2. Frenchlampion
  3. Englishlampion

From French lampion, from Italian lampione, from lampa.

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Translations

Hungarian mécs, mécses
  • mécsa small oil lamp
  • mécsesa small oil lamp
Polish lampa, kaganek
  • lampaa small oil lamp
  • kaganeka small oil lamp
Russian лампио́н, фона́рь
  • лампио́н (lampión)a small oil lamp
  • фона́рь (fonárʹ)a small oil lamp
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APA

lampion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lampion

MLA

“lampion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lampion. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lampion,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lampion.

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