gravillon

French

Etymology

Ca. 1571. From grave, gravier (“grit”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡʁa.vi.jɔ̃/
Rhymes: -ɔ̃
Homophone: gravillons

Noun

gravillon m (plural gravillons)

fine grit, grains of stone of between six and twenty millimeters diameter.
Couvrir les allées de gravillons c'est économique mais cela demande de l'entretien.
Covering the lanes with grit is cheap, but it demands maintenance.

Synonyms

mignonnette

Derived terms

gravillonner
gravillonneur
gravillonneuse

Related terms

gravier

Further reading

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

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