sonnette

French

Etymology

From sonner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɔ.nɛt/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

sonnette f (plural sonnettes)

1. (small) bell (for example, on a bicycle), handbell
2. doorbell
3. (technology) pile driver

Derived terms

• serpent à sonnettes
• tirer la sonnette d’alarme

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• entêtons