écheveau

French

Etymology

From Old French eschevel, from Latin scabellum. See also the doublet escabeau.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eʃ(ə)vo/

Noun

écheveau m (plural écheveaux)

skein
(figuratively) web, tangle

Further reading

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

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