quille
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French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle French quille, borrowed from Middle High German kegel, from Old High German kegil, from Proto-West Germanic *kagil (“pile, stake, peg, cone”).
Noun
quille f (plural quilles)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse kilir, plural of kjǫlr (“keel”), from Proto-Germanic *keluz.
Noun
quille f (plural quilles)
Descendants
- → Portuguese: quilha
Further reading
- “quille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.