volet

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French volet.

Noun

volet (plural volets)

1. A shutter on a window.
2. The wing of a triptych.

Anagrams

• VoLTE, tovel, volte

French

Etymology

From voler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɔ.lɛ/

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Noun

volet m (plural volets)

1. (window) shutter
2. (aviation) flap
3. volet, wing (of a triptych)
4. section, part (of a trilogy, plan, etc.)
5. nenuphar

Derived terms

• trier sur le volet

Further reading

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

Latin

Etymology 1

From volō (“I fly”).

Verb

volet

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of volō

Etymology 2

From volō (“I wish”).

Verb

volet

1. third-person singular future active indicative of volō