gamelle

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡa.mɛl/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish gamella, from Latin gamella.

Noun

gamelle f (plural gamelles)

mess tin, mess kit, dixie
billy, billycan
pet food bowl

Descendants

→ German: Gamelle
→ Italian: gamella
→ Malagasy: gamela
→ Vietnamese: cà mèn

Etymology 2

Deverbal from se gameller.

Noun

gamelle f (plural gamelles)

(informal) a cropper, a fall, a tumble

Further reading

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

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡaˈmɛl.le/
Rhymes: -ɛlle
Hyphenation: ga‧mèl‧le

Noun

gamelle f

plural of gamella

Anagrams

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