élingue

See also: elingue and êlîngue

French

Etymology

From Old French eslinge (“slingshot”), from Frankish *slinga, from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną (“to worm, twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *slenk (“to turn, twist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.lɛ̃ɡ/

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Noun

élingue f (plural élingues)

1. sling

Further reading

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