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pelote.

ball (e.g. of string, wire)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/pə.lɔt//plɔt/

  1. ball (e.g. of string, wire)

    feminine

  2. pelota (sport)

    feminine

  3. droppings (animal waste)

    feminine

  4. ball (in the game of jeu de paume)

    feminine

  5. pussy (female genitalia)

    Quebec · feminine · slang

  6. a ball; a football

    Louisiana · feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old French pelote (“small ball”), from Vulgar Latin *pilotta, diminutive of Latin pila (“ball”).

verb/pə.lɔt//plɔt/

  1. inflection of peloter: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of peloter: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
Where this word comes from

From Old French pelote (“small ball”), from Vulgar Latin *pilotta, diminutive of Latin pila (“ball”).

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