javelle

French

Etymology

From Transalpine Gaulish [Term?]. Compare gabal (“seizure”). Cognate with Franco-Provençal javèla.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒa.vɛl/

Noun

javelle f (plural javelles)

bundle, gavel (of corn); swathe

Further reading

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

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