quille

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kij/

Etymology 1

From Middle French quille, borrowed from Middle High German kegel, from Old High German kegil, from Proto-Germanic *kagilaz (“pile, stake, peg, cone”).

Noun

quille f (plural quilles)

skittle
(colloquial) pin, peg (leg)
(military slang) demob
(juggling) club

Derived terms

boule de quille

Etymology 2

From Old Norse kilir, plural of kjǫlr (“keel”), from Proto-Germanic *keluz.

Noun

quille f (plural quilles)

(nautical) keel

Further reading

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

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