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rigole.

furrow, channel (small trench cut in the soil or rock for irrigation or for planting seeds)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʁi.ɡɔl/
  1. furrow, channel (small trench cut in the soil or rock for irrigation or for planting seeds)

    feminine
  2. groove, fissure, hollow (naturally occurring depression or furrow, often due to a meteorological event)

    feminine
  3. furrow (deep wrinkle, usually in the face)

    feminine · figuratively
  4. rivulet, streamlet

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French regol, from Middle Dutch regel (“row”), from Latin rēgula (“straight line”). Doublet of rail, règle, reille, and rille.

verb/ʁi.ɡɔl/
  1. inflection of rigoler: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

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

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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