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- 1. a small extinct volcanic cone in the Auvergne, France.
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Define puy. puy synonyms, puy pronunciation, puy translation, English dictionary definition of puy. n a small volcanic cone Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003,...
The earliest known use of the noun puy is in the 1820s. OED's earliest evidence for puy is from 1827, in the writing of George Scrope, geologist and political economist. puy is a borrowing from French.
Puy ( French pronunciation: [pɥi]) is a geological term used locally in the Auvergne, France for a volcanic hill. The word derives from the Provençal puech, meaning an isolated hill, coming from Latin podium, which has given also puig in Catalan, poggio in Italian, poio in Galician and Portuguese.
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Sep 18, 2023 · puy (plural puys) Any of several cone-shaped hills in the Auvergne , France that are the remains of extinct volcanos ( geology ) Any similar conical structure of volcanic material
The meaning of PUY is one of the hills of volcanic origin common in the Auvergne district of France.
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Puy definition: Any of several cone-shaped <a>hills</a> in the <a>Auvergne</a>, <a>France</a> that are the remains of extinct <a>volcanos.</a>.
small; weak; not effective: a puny little man. My car only has a puny little engine. The party's share of the vote rose from a puny 13 percent in the last election to 21 percent this time. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not physically strong. weak She was too tired and weak to finish the race.
