grêle
See also: grêlé
French
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ɡʁɛl/, /ɡʁɛːl/
Audio (Paris): (file) Audio (Quebec, Montreal): (file) - Homophones: grêlent, grêles
- Hyphenation: grêle
Etymology 1
editInherited from Old French graisle, inherited from Latin gracilis (“slim”). Doublet of gracile.
Adjective
editgrêle (plural grêles)
Etymology 2
editDeverbal of grêler; corresponds to Old French gresle. Ultimately of Frankish origin.
Noun
editgrêle f (plural grêles)
- (weather) hail
Derived terms
editVerb
editgrêle
Further reading
edit- “grêle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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