œillade

See also: oeillade

English

Noun

œillade (plural œillades)

  1. Alternative spelling of oeillade

French

Etymology

From œil +‎ -ade, perhaps an adaptation of Italian occhiata or some other descendant of Vulgar Latin *oculāta.

First attested ca. 1480.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /œ.jad/
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Noun

œillade f (plural œillades)

  1. a wink

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