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carreau.

square (as a geometrical shape)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ka.ʁo//kɑ.ʁo/
  1. square (as a geometrical shape)

    masculine
  2. diamonds (card suit)

    masculine
  3. tile (compare with carrelage, meaning tiles or tiling)

    masculine
  4. windowpane

    masculine
  5. bolt (crossbow projectile)

    masculine
  6. a unit of land, 100 square pas (where a pas is 3.5 French feet or pieds): roughly 1.3 hectares or 3.2 acres

    masculine
  7. plot, patch (of land, of cloth)

    Louisiana · masculine
  8. eyeglasses

    colloquial · dated · in-plural · masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French quarel, from Vulgar Latin *quadrellus from Classical Latin quadrus. Compare Italian quadrello, Spanish cuadrillo.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.