épingle
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See also: épinglé
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *spingula, a cross between Late Latin spīnula and spīcula. Cognate with Neapolitan spingula.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
Derived terms
See also[edit]
- aiguille f
Further reading[edit]
- “épingle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.