cautèle

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin cautēla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.tɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɛl

Noun

cautèle f (plural cautèles)

1. slyness, wile, guile, artful caution

Derived terms

• cauteleux

Further reading

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