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oreille.

ear

7 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɔ.ʁɛj/
  1. ear

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French oreille, from Old French oreille, from Vulgar Latin oricla, from Latin auricula, diminutive of auris, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws. Cognate with Catalan and Galician orella; Portuguese orelha; Italian orecchio; Occitan aurelha; Romanian ureche; and Spanish oreja. Compare zoreille, zorey.

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