penchant

[ pen-chuhnt; French pahn-shahn ]
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noun
  1. a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something: a penchant for outdoor sports.

Origin of penchant

1
1665–75; <French, noun use of present participle of pencher to incline, lean <Vulgar Latin *pendicāre, derivative of Latin pendēre to hang

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penchant

/ (ˈpɒŋʃɒŋ) /


noun
  1. a strong inclination or liking; bent or taste

Origin of penchant

1
C17: from French, from pencher to incline, from Latin pendēre to be suspended

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penchant

see have a penchant for.

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