sébile
French edit
Etymology edit
Unclear. Possibly related to Latin cibus ("food")
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sébile f (plural sébiles)
- begging bowl
- Un aveugle tend sa sébile pour recevoir l’aumône.
- A blind man holds his bowl out for alms.
References edit
- “sébile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading edit
- “sébile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.