ardoise

See also ardoisé

French

Etymology

From vernacular Late Latin of Northern France *ardesia, possibly from Gaulish root *ard(u)- (“high, in altitude”), found also in Ardu-enna (the Ardennes), a region where slate has been quarried for centuries.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ardoise f. (plural ardoises)

1. slate
2. a small, portable chalkboard
3. (figuratively) an unpaid bill

Anagrams

• doserai, érodais

References

• "ardoise" in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).