oreiller

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French orillier. By surface analysis, oreille +‎ -ier. Cf. also Medieval Latin auriculāre, substantivized form of Latin auriculāris. Doublet of auriculaire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.ʁɛ.je/, /ɔ.ʁe.je/

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Noun

oreiller m (plural oreillers)

1. pillow

   Near-synonym: coussin

Derived terms

• taie d’oreiller

Related terms

• oreille

Further reading

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