puy

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/pwiː/

noun

Any of several cone-shaped hills in the Auvergne, France that are the remains of extinct volcanos.

OriginFrench puy →
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Meanings

nounpuy (plural puys)

plural puys

  1. Any of several cone-shaped hills in the Auvergne, France that are the remains of extinct volcanos.
  2. geographyAny similar conical structure of volcanic material.

Origin

  1. Frenchpuy
  2. Englishpuy

Borrowed from French puy. Doublet of podium.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with puy

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Anagrams

yupPyu
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APA

puy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puy

MLA

“puy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puy. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puy,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puy.

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