épingle

See also: épinglé

French

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *spingula, a cross between Late Latin spīnula and spīcula. Cognate with Neapolitan spingula.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.pɛ̃ɡl/
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Noun

épingle f (plural épingles)

pin (small device, made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening)

Derived terms

Derived terms

See also

aiguille f

Further reading

“épingle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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