mitraille

See also: mitraillé

English

Etymology

From Old French mitaille (small coins; hence scrap iron, old iron; then grapeshot); originally diminutive of mite (small coin). See also mitrailleur.

Noun

mitraille (uncountable)

  1. (military, historical) shot or bits of iron used sometimes in loading cannon

Synonyms


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mi.tʁaj/

Etymology 1

From Old French mitaille (small coins; hence scrap iron, old iron; then grapeshot); originally diminutive of mite (small coin), from Old Dutch mite (something small), from Proto-Germanic *mītǭ (biting insect; literally, cutter), from *maitaną (to cut).

Noun

mitraille f (plural mitrailles)

  1. grapeshot
  2. (informal) dosh, dough (money)
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

mitraille

  1. first-person singular present indicative of mitrailler
  2. third-person singular present indicative of mitrailler
  3. first-person singular present subjunctive of mitrailler
  4. first-person singular present subjunctive of mitrailler
  5. second-person singular imperative of mitrailler

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