copeau

French

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French cospel, coispel, probably from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin cuspis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.po/

Noun

copeau m (plural copeaux)

1. shaving (of wood); turning (of metal)
2. swarf

Further reading

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