gifle

See also: giflé

French

Etymology

From Middle French gifle, from Old French giffe, from Old Frankish *kifal, *kifel (“jaw”), from Proto-Germanic *kefalaz (“jaw”). Cognate with Old English ceafl (“jaw, cheek”). More at jowl.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒifl/

Noun

gifle f (plural gifles)

(archaic) cheek
slap; slap in the face
Synonyms: soufflet, claque, talmouse, torgnole, baffe

Derived terms

bifle
gifler

Further reading

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

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