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Ventose

Syllabification: (Ven·tose)
Pronunciation: /vänˈtōz/

(also Ventôse)
Definition of Ventose

noun

  • the sixth month of the French Republican calendar (1793–1805), originally running from February 19 to March 20.

Origin:

French Ventôse, from Latin ventosus 'windy', from ventus 'wind'

Ventose in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Ventose in the British & World English dictionary