hoyau

French

Etymology

From 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

• ^{(aspirated h)} IPA^(key): /wa.jo/, /ɔ.jo/

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Noun

hoyau m (plural hoyaux)

1. mattock

Further reading

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