espagnolette

English

Window with espagnolette.

Etymology

Borrowed from French espagnolette.

Noun

espagnolette (plural espagnolettes)

A locking device normally mounted on a pair French windows or casement window.

Translations

locking device

Dutch: espagnoletsluiting

Further reading

espagnolette on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From espagnole +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛs.pa.ɲɔ.lɛt/
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Noun

espagnolette f (plural espagnolettes)

espagnolette (window locking device)

Usage notes

Sometimes confounded with the similar crémone.

Further reading

“espagnolette” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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