porte-queue

French

Etymology

Compound of porte +‎ queue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔʁ.t(ə).kø/

Noun

porte-queue m (plural porte-queues)

1. trainbearer
2. swallowtail (butterfly)
3. (billiards) cue rack

References

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