diablotin

French

Etymology

From diable (“devil”) +‎ -ot +‎ -in.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dja.blɔ.tɛ̃/
Audio (Paris) (file)

Noun

diablotin m (plural diablotins)

small devil, imp
lively, impish child
a certain type of sail

References

Nouveau Petit Larousse illustré. Dictionnaire encyclopédique. Paris, Librairie Larousse, 1952, 146th edition

Further reading

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

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