diablotin

French

Etymology

From diable (“devil”) +‎ -ot +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dja.blɔ.tɛ̃/

• Audio (Paris):

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Noun

diablotin m (plural diablotins)

1. small devil, imp
2. lively, impish child
3. a certain type of sail

References

• Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

Further reading

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