étal

See also: e tal, et. al, et al, and et al.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French estal, from Frankish *stal (“position”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *stallaz; cf. also Medieval Latin stallum. Compare Italian stallo, English stall.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.tal/

Noun

étal m (plural étals or étaux)

1. (market) stall
2. butcher's block

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• tale, talé