voilier

French

Etymology

From voile +‎ -ier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vwa.lje/

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Noun

voilier m (plural voiliers)

1. (nautical) sailboat (a boat propelled by sails)
2. (ichthyology) sailfish

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: vwalye

Noun

voilier m (plural voiliers, feminine voilière)

1. sailmaker (profession)

Derived terms

• voilerie

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• olivier, Olivier