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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French estencele, from Vulgar Latin *stincilla, a metathesis of Latin scintilla.
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étincelle f (plural étincelles)
- spark
1858, Gustave Aimard, Les Trappeurs de l’Arkansas, Paris: Éditions Amyot:Une fumée épaisse chargée d’étincelles passait déjà sur le camp des Mexicains, vingt minutes encore et tout était dit pour eux.- A thick smoke charged with sparks was already passing on the Mexicans' camp. Twenty minutes more, and everything was done for them.
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