esquille

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French, probably borrowed from Latin schidia, from Ancient Greek σχίδια (skhídia). The suffix was changed from an original -idie to the shorter -ille.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

esquille f (plural esquilles)

1. splinter

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• équilles