carreau

From Old French quarel, from Vulgar Latin *quadrellus from Classical Latin quadrus. Compare Italian quadrello, Spanish cuadrillo.

• IPA^(key): /ka.ʁo/

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carreau m (plural carreaux)

1. square (as a geometrical shape)
2. (card games) diamonds (card suit)
3. tile (compare with carrelage, meaning tiles or tiling)
4. windowpane
5. bolt (crossbow projectile)

• carreauté
• carré
• carrer
• équerre

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

From Old French quarel, from Vulgar Latin *quadrellus from Classical Latin quadrus.

carreau m (plural carreaux)

1. (Jersey, card games) diamond

Suits in Norman · couleurs (layout · text)
tchoeu ♥	carreau ♦	picl'ye ♠	trêfl'ye ♣