piaillard

French

Etymology

From piailler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pja.jaʁ/ ~ /pjɑ.jaʁ/

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Adjective

piaillard (feminine piaillarde, masculine plural piaillards, feminine plural piaillardes)

1. (of a bird) cheeping
2. (by extension, of a person) whining, whiny

Further reading

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