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perle.

pearl (gem produced by molluscs)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɛʁl/
  1. pearl (gem produced by molluscs)

    feminine
  2. bead (of any material)

    feminine
  3. pearl, gem (lovely person or thing, excellent example)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old French perle, from Medieval Latin perla, from Latin perula (“little pear”). Alternatively derived via unattested Medieval Latin *pernula from Latin perna (“haunch; a marine bivalve shaped like a leg of lamb”).

verb/pɛʁl/
  1. inflection of perler: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person
  2. inflection of perler: second-person singular imperative

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

See perler.

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