vilebrequin
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French wembelkin, from Middle Dutch wimmelkijn.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vilebrequin m (plural vilebrequins)
- crank (tool)
- crankshaft
Descendants edit
- → Catalan: filaberquí
- → Spanish: berbiquí
- → Portuguese: berbequim, virabrequim
Further reading edit
- “vilebrequin”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.