écheveau

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French eschevel, from Latin scabellum. See also the doublet escabeau.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /eʃ.vo/, /ɛʃ.vo/

Noun[edit]

écheveau m (plural écheveaux)

skein
(figuratively) web, tangle

Further reading[edit]

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

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