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seau

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English

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Etymology

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From French seau.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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seau (plural seaus or seaux)

  1. (ceramics) a pottery pail
    • 1908, William Chaffers, Frederick Litchfield, Marks & Monograms on European and Oriental Pottery and Porcelain with Historical Notices of each Manufactory[1], Reeves and Turner, page 240:
      There is a seau painted in polychrome with festoons and masks, in the Sevres Museum, inscribed Cartus. Burdig.

References

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  • seau”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French seel, from Vulgar Latin *sitellus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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seau m (plural seaux)

  1. pail, bucket
    Synonym: chaudière (Quebec)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Gulay: sóò

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