étincelle

See also: étincellé

French

Etymology

From Old French estancele, from Vulgar Latin *stincilla, a metathesis of Latin scintilla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.tɛ̃.sɛl/

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Noun

étincelle f (plural étincelles)

1. spark

Derived terms

• étinceler

Further reading

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

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