French Conversation · Level 118
59 words
French word
coron
Pronunciation
IPA/koʁɔ̃/
Meaning
- masculine nounminers' row
Example
Nous avons visité un coron près de la mine.
We visited a row of miners' houses near the mine.
More examples
Il a grandi dans un coron.
He grew up in a miners' housing settlement.
Core concept
A compact row of small workers' houses gathered beside a mine, with families living door to door.
Common phrases
habiter dans un coron
live in a miners' housing settlement
visiter un coron
visit a miners' housing settlement
Similar words
cité: A housing estate or residential district made up of several homes.
quartier: A neighborhood or local area within a town or city.
village: A small rural settlement or village.
logement: A room or dwelling intended for people to live in.
Definition in French
Ensemble de petites maisons ouvrières, souvent alignées en rangées et bâties près d'une mine pour loger les mineurs et leurs familles.
Word origin
The French noun coron comes from Picard and Walloon coron, originally referring to a row of houses, and became linked to miners' housing in the nineteenth century.
Usage tips
- Coron is masculine, so the usual form is un coron, and the word is strongly regional and historical rather than a general modern term for housing.
Other meanings
- mining villagenoun
Opposites
- villavillanoun
- maison individuelledetached housenoun