entrebâillement

French

Etymology

From entrebâiller (“to leave ajar”) +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.tʁə.baj.mɑ̃/

Noun

entrebâillement m (plural entrebâillements)

1. crack, chink (small gap)

Further reading

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