sébile

French

Etymology

Unclear. Possibly related to Latin cibus ("food")

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.bil/

• Audio:

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Noun

sébile f (plural sébiles)

1. begging bowl

   Un aveugle tend sa sébile pour recevoir l’aumône.

   A blind man holds his bowl out for alms.

References

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

Further reading

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