javelle
French
editEtymology
editFrom Transalpine Gaulish *gabella. Compare gabal (“seizure”). Cognate with Franco-Provençal javèla and Catalan gavella.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editjavelle f (plural javelles)
Descendants
edit- → Piedmontese: giavèla
Further reading
edit- “javelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.