paroi

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French paroi, parei, pareit, from Late Latin parētem, from Latin parietem m.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ʁwa/, /pa.ʁwɑ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

paroi f (plural parois)

1. (anatomy, botany) wall
2. inner wall, inside surface (of receptacle etc.)
3. side (of bathtub etc.)
4. rock; rockface

Related terms

• pariétal

Further reading

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