écueil

French

Etymology

Middle French escueil, from Old Provençal escueyll, from Vulgar Latin *scoclu, from Latin scopulus.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /e.kœj/

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Noun

écueil m (plural écueils)

1. (shallow) reef, shelf
2. (figuratively) pitfall, stumbling block