"A pair of tights" as a noun and "a clingy person" as a pronoun are English equivalents of the French phrase un collant. Either way, the pronunciation of the masculine singular phrase will be "eh ko-law" in French.
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collant
Collant means "tights" when speaking of women's clothing, or else it means "sticky".
"un bus" is a bus in French.
un sac is a bag in French.
un four is an oven in French
un crâne is a skull in French.
un survêtement is a tracksuit in French.
"un crayon" (masc.) is a pencil in French.
"J'ai un" in French translates to "I have a" in English.
un serpent is a snake in French.