gravillon

French

Etymology

Ca. 1571. From grave, gravier (“grit”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “check, expand, see fr:gravier”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁa.vi.jɔ̃/
• Rhymes: -ɔ̃
• Homophone: gravillons

Noun

gravillon m (plural gravillons)

1. fine grit, grains of stone of between six and twenty millimeters diameter.

   Couvrir les allées de gravillons c'est économique mais cela demande de l'entretien.

   Covering the lanes with grit is cheap, but it demands maintenance.

Synonyms

• mignonnette

Derived terms

• gravillonner
• gravillonneur
• gravillonneuse

Related terms

• gravier

Further reading

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