carrelage

French

Etymology

From carreler +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʁ.laʒ/

• Audio:

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Noun

carrelage m (plural carrelages)

1. tiling, tiles (covering of tiles)

   Nettoyer le carrelage mural et du sol à l’eau.

   Clean the wall and floor tiles with water.

2. tiling (action of covering with tiles)
3. tiled floor
4. (geometry) tiling, tesselation (tiling pattern with no gaps)

Further reading

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