gamelle

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡa.mɛl/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish gamella, from Latin gamella.

Noun

gamelle f (plural gamelles)

1. mess tin, mess kit, dixie
2. billy, billycan
3. pet food bowl

Descendants

• → German: Gamelle
• → Italian: gamella
• → Malagasy: gamela
• → Vietnamese: cà mèn

Etymology 2

Deverbal from se gameller.

Noun

gamelle f (plural gamelles)

1. (informal) a cropper, a fall, a tumble

Further reading

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

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈmɛl.le/
• Rhymes: -ɛlle
• Hyphenation: ga‧mèl‧le

Noun

gamelle f

1. plural of gamella

Anagrams

• gemella