orêle

See also: orele

Norman

Alternative forms

• oreille (Guernsey)
• ouothelle (Jersey)
• oyêle (continental Normandy)

Etymology

From Old French oreille, from Vulgar Latin oricla, from Latin auricula, diminutive of auris (“ear”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws.

Noun

orêle f (plural orêles)

1. (France, anatomy) ear