huile.
oil (liquid fat)
Meaning & usage
oil (liquid fat)
big gun, big cheese (person of consequence)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French huyle, from Old French oile, from Latin oleum, from olea (“olive”), from Ancient Greek ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”). The h was added in Middle French to indicate that the u was a vowel, as in typography u and v were used interchangeably at the time. Compare huit (“eight”).
inflection of huiler: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
inflection of huiler: second-person singular imperative
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French huyle, from Old French oile, from Latin oleum, from olea (“olive”), from Ancient Greek ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”). The h was added in Middle French to indicate that the u was a vowel, as in typography u and v were used interchangeably at the time. Compare huit (“eight”).
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