klaxon, claxon
(noun) a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles
Source: WordNet® 3.1
klaxon (plural klaxons)
A loud electric alarm or horn. [from 1908]
klaxon (third-person singular simple present klaxons, present participle klaxoning, simple past and past participle klaxoned)
(intransitive) To produce a loud, siren-like wail.
Source: Wiktionary
15 June 2025
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
