fiançailles

French

Etymology

From fiancer (“to get engaged”) +‎ -aille.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fjɑ̃.saj/ ~ /fjɑ̃.sɑj/, /fi.jɑ̃.saj/ ~ /fi.jɑ̃.sɑj/

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• Homophone: fiançaille
• Rhymes: -aj

Noun

fiançailles f pl (plural only)

1. engagement (before a marriage); betrothal

See also

• épousailles
• mariage

Further reading

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