violon

V4I1O1L1O1N1

noun

A kind of organ stop producing a string-like sound.

OriginFrench violon →
UncommonFirst used 1852Scrabble 9
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounviolon (plural violons)

plural violons

  1. entertainmentA kind of organ stop producing a string-like sound.First known use 1852
  2. entertainmentThe largest kind of bass viol.

Origin

  1. Frenchviolon“violin”
  2. Englishviolon

Borrowed from French violon (“violin”).

More words from French

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

violon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violon

MLA

“violon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “violon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/violon.

Source: violon on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.