fouaille

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French fouaille.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fwaj/

Noun

fouaille f (plural fouailles)

firewood, fuel

References

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

Old French

Etymology

feu +‎ -aille.

Noun

fouaille oblique singular, f (oblique plural fouailles, nominative singular fouaille, nominative plural fouailles)

firewood (wood intended to be burned as fuel)
(by extension) torch (stick with fire at one end)

Descendants

→ English: fuel
→ French: fouaille, fioul (via English), fuel (via English)

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