isabelle

See also: Isabelle

French

Etymology

From the Spanish personal name Isabel, because of the legend that, during the Siege of Granada in 1491, Isabella the Catholic vowed not to change her shirt until the city was taken.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.za.bɛl/

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Adjective

isabelle (plural isabelles)

1. light tan

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• abeilles
• bâillées