paille

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See also: paillé and päille

Finnish[edit]

Noun[edit]

paille

  1. allative singular/plural of pai

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French paille, from Latin palea, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (flour, dust).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /paj/, /pɑj/
  • (file)
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

paille f (plural pailles)

  1. straw (dried grass)
  2. (drinking) straw
  3. flaw in a gem or metal

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Descendants[edit]

  • Haitian Creole: pay

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Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

paille

  1. Alternative form of payle