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tailler.

to cut

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/ta.je//tɑ.je/
  1. to cut

  2. to sharpen

  3. to do one, to clear off

    informal · pronominal
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin tālea Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Late Latin tāliō Old French taillier French tailler Inherited from Old French taillier, from Late Latin tāliāre, a verb based on Latin tālea (“cutting taken from a plant”).

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