pédale

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See also: pedale, Pedale, and pédalé

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pe.dal/
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian pedale, from Latin pedālis.

Noun

pédale f (plural pédales)

  1. pedal (of bicycle)
  2. (music) pedal (of piano, organ etc.)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Norman: pédale
  • → Romanian: pedală
  • → Dutch: pedaal
  • → English: pedal
  • → Swedish: pedal
  • → Turkish: pedal

Etymology 2

Alteration of pédé, probably under the influence of the above word.

Noun

pédale f (plural pédales)

  1. (offensive) queer, homo (homosexual man)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pédale

  1. inflection of pédaler:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French pédale.

Noun

pédale f (plural pédales)

  1. (Jersey) pedal

Derived terms

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