espiègle
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from German Eulenspiegel, based on the folklore character Till Eulenspiegel; from Middle Low German Ūlenspēgel.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
espiègle m (plural espiègles)
Adjective edit
espiègle (plural espiègles)
Derived terms edit
- espièglerie (“impish prank”)
References edit
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
Further reading edit
- “espiègle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.