cervelet

French

Etymology

Diminutive of Old French cervel (“brain”), whence also cerveau

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛʁ.və.lɛ/

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Noun

cervelet m (plural cervelets)

1. cerebellum (part of the hindbrain in vertebrates)

Further reading

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