périlleux
French
Etymology
From Old French perilleus, inherited from Latin perīculōsus (probably through a contracted Vulgar Latin form *periclosu(s)). Corresponds to péril + -eux.
Doublet of périculeux, a borrowing.
Pronunciation
Adjective
périlleux (feminine périlleuse, masculine plural périlleux, feminine plural périlleuses)
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “périlleux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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