See also: oeillade

English edit

Noun edit

œillade (plural œillades)

  1. Alternative spelling of oeillade

French edit

Etymology edit

From œil +‎ -ade, perhaps an adaptation of Italian occhiata or some other descendant of Vulgar Latin *oculāta.

First attested ca. 1480.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /œ.jad/
  • (file)

Noun edit

œillade f (plural œillades)

  1. a wink

References edit

  1. ^ œillade”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.