houille

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French

Etymology

From Old Walloon (Liégeois) hulhes ( > modern Wallon hoye), probably from Frankish *hukila (pile, mound), a diminutive form (compare dialectal Dutch heukel).

Pronunciation

Noun

houille f (plural houilles)

  1. stone coal, mineral coal

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Galician: hulla
  • Portuguese: hulha
  • Romanian: huilă
  • Spanish: hulla

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