gifle

See also: giflé

French

Etymology

From Middle French gifle, from Old French giffe, from Old Frankish *kifal, *kifel (“jaw”), from Proto-Germanic *kefalaz (“jaw”). Cognate with Old English ceafl (“jaw, cheek”). More at jowl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒifl/

Noun

gifle f (plural gifles)

1. (archaic) cheek
2. slap; slap in the face

   Synonyms: soufflet, claque, talmouse, torgnole, baffe

Derived terms

• bifle
• gifler

Further reading

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