appareil

French

Etymology

From appareiller (in Old French apareil). Less likely from a Vulgar Latin *apparic(u)lum; cf. apparātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.pa.ʁɛj/

• Audio:

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Noun

appareil m (plural appareils)

1. apparatus
2. aircraft
3. camera (for photographs)

   Synonym: appareil photo

4. (anatomy) a system (of organs)
5. (cooking) a preparation that is a ready-to-use mixture of the basic ingredients for making a dish

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• palperai
• rappelai