hoyau
French
editEtymology
editFrom Middle French hoyau, höel, hoel, from Old French hoel, diminutive of Old French houe, hoe (“hoe, mattock”), from Frankish *hauwā (“hoe, mattock”). Related to English hoe, hew.
Pronunciation
edit- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /wa.jo/, /ɔ.jo/
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Noun
edithoyau m (plural hoyaux)
Further reading
edit- “hoyau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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