cailler

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French

Etymology

From Old French quailler, coaillier, from Vulgar Latin *coaglāre/ *quaglāre, from syncopation of Latin coāgulāre, present active infinitive of coāgulō. Doublet of coaguler, which was borrowed.

Pronunciation

Verb

cailler

  1. to curdle, clot
  2. (slang, impersonal) To be very cold, to be brass monkeys
    Ça caille ici ! It's bloody freezing here!
  3. (slang, intransitive) To be very cold, to freeze
    Il fait combien ici ? Je caille.

Conjugation

Descendants

  • Alemannic German: kale

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