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voile.

veil

5 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/vwal/

  1. veil

    countable · masculine
Where this word comes from

From an Old French voil, veil, from Latin vēlum, from Proto-Indo-European.

noun/vwal/

  1. sail

    countable · feminine
    Hissons la grande voile, matelots !

  2. sailing

    feminine · uncountable
    La voile, il n'y a rien de mieux pour se détendre ! J'en ai fait tout le week-end.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French voile, veile, veille, from Vulgar Latin *vēla, from the plural of Latin vēlum, from Proto-Indo-European.

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