javelle

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Transalpine Gaulish *gabella. Compare gabal (“seizure”). Cognate with Franco-Provençal javèla and Catalan gavella.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ʒa.vɛl/
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Noun[edit]

javelle f (plural javelles)

bundle, gavel (of corn); swathe

Descendants[edit]

→ Piedmontese: giavèla

Further reading[edit]

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

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