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douille.

socket (electrical socket)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/duj/
  1. socket (electrical socket)

    feminine
  2. cartridge case (unprofessional; the correct term in the military is étui)

    feminine
  3. money

    archaic · feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French douille, from Old French doile, doelle (“the hollow part of a tool where the handle is fixed”), from Frankish *dollī, *dullī (“hollow tube, pipe”), from Proto-Germanic *dulją (“pipe”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰel- (“curvature, hollow”). Cognate with Old High German duli, tulli (“pipe”).

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