English

Noun

bidon ‎(plural bidons)

1. (cycling) A water bottle.

French

Etymology

From Middle French bidon ‎(“small portable container, sealed and made of wood or metal”), from Old Norse *bida, *biða ‎(“container, vessel”), from Proto-Germanic *bidōn, *bidjan ‎(“tub, vessel, vat”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰidʰ- ‎(“pot, bucket, barrel”), from *bʰeydʰ- ‎(“to weave, bind”). Cognate with Icelandic biða ‎(“milkbucket”), Norwegian bide ‎(“churn”), Norwegian bidne ‎(“vessel”), Latin fidēlia ‎(“clay or glass vessel”), Ancient Greek πίθος ‎(píthos, “wine barrel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.dɔ̃/
• Rhymes: -dɔ̃

Noun

bidon m ‎(plural bidons)

1. can, tin, canister
2. (childish) tummy

Adjective

bidon m, f ‎(invariable)

1. (slang) rigged

   La course de chevaux est bidon.

2. (slang) phoney, sham

   Ces cris et ces pleurs sont bidon puisqu'elle ne l'aimait pas.

3. (slang) crap

   Ce film est complètement bidon.

Derived terms

• bidonville

Anagrams

• bondi

Old English

Verb

bidon

1. preterite plural of bīdan