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noun, masculine

guignon

/ɡi.ɲɔ̃/

noun, masculine/ɡi.ɲɔ̃/plural: guignons

(persistent) bad luck

porter le guignon à quelqu'unbring good luck to someone

Synonyms: guigne, poisse

From guigner (“to eye someone”), related to the superstition of the evil eye.