râle

See also: rale, ralé, and râlé

French

Etymology

From râler.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁal/ ~ /ʁɑl/

Noun

râle m (plural râles)

1. groan
2. (medicine) rale
3. rail (bird)

Descendants

• → Dutch: ral

Further reading

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

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Norman

Etymology

From Old French rasle.

Noun

râle f (plural râles)

1. (Jersey) rail (bird)