châle

See also: chale, chalé, chalè, Chale, and Chalé

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi शाल (śāl), from Persian شال.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃal/, /ʃɑl/

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Noun

châle m (plural châles)

1. shawl

Descendants

• → Catalan: xal
• → Franco-Provençal: ch·âle
• → Italian: scialle
  • → Greek: σάλι (sáli)
• → Polish: szal
• → Spanish: chal

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• lâche, lâché
• lécha