espiègle
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from German Eulenspiegel, based on the folklore character Till Eulenspiegel; from Middle Low German Ūlenspēgel.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
espiègle m (plural espiègles)
Adjective[edit]
espiègle (plural espiègles)
Derived terms[edit]
- espièglerie (“impish prank”)
References[edit]
- Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition
Further reading[edit]
- “espiègle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.