éventail

French

Etymology

From éventer (“to ventilate”) +‎ -ail.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.vɑ̃.taj/
Audio (Paris) (file)

Noun

éventail m (plural éventails)

fan (hand-held device)
(figurative) range, array

Derived terms

avoir les doigts de pied en éventail

Descendants

→ Italian: ventaglio
→ Occitan: ventalh

Further reading

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

Anagrams

enlevait, levaient, vénalité

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