pédale

• IPA^(key): /pe.dal/

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Borrowed from Italian pedale, from Latin pedalis.

pédale f (plural pédales)

1. pedal (of bicycle)
2. (music) pedal (of piano, organ etc.)

Alteration of pédé, probably under the influence of the above word.

pédale f (plural pédales)

1. (offensive) queer, homo (homosexual man)

See the etymology of the main entry.

pédale

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

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

Borrowed from French pédale.

pédale f (plural pédales)

1. (Jersey) pedal