ferraille

See also: ferraillé

French

Etymology

From fer +‎ -aille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɛ.ʁaj/ ~ /fɛ.ʁɑj/ ~ /fe.ʁaj/ ~ /fe.ʁɑj/

• Audio:

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Noun

ferraille f (plural ferrailles)

1. old iron, scrap
2. (colloquial) loose change, shrapnel

Derived terms

• tas de ferraille

Descendants

• → Spanish: ferralla

Further reading

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