poêle

See also poele, poèle, poële, and poêlé

French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pwal/, /pwɑl/ X-SAMPA: /pwal/, /pwAl/

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• Rhymes: -ɑl, -al
• Homophones: poêles, poil, poils, poiles, poilent, poêlent

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin pallium.

Noun

poêle m (plural poêles)

1. (religion) pall

Etymology 2

From Latin pensilis.

Noun

poêle m (plural poêles)

1. stove

Etymology 3

From Latin patella.

Noun

poêle f (plural poêles)

1. frying pan, pan
2. (colloquial) metal detector

Verb

poêle

1. first-person singular present indicative of poêler
2. third-person singular present indicative of poêler
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of poêler
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of poêler
5. second-person singular imperative of poêler

Derived terms

• poêle à frire (“frying pan”)
• poêler
• poêlon