éventail

French edit

Etymology edit

From éventer (“to ventilate”) +‎ -ail.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /e.vɑ̃.taj/
Audio (Paris) (file)

Noun edit

éventail m (plural éventails)

fan (hand-held device)
(figurative) range, array

Derived terms edit

avoir les doigts de pied en éventail

Descendants edit

→ Italian: ventaglio
→ Occitan: ventalh

Further reading edit

“éventail”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams edit

enlevait, levaient, vénalité

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