oreiller

From Old French orillier. Synchronically analysable as oreille +‎ -ier. Cf. also Medieval Latin auriculāre, substantivized form of Latin auriculāris. Doublet of auriculaire.

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.ʁɛ.je/

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oreiller m (plural oreillers)

1. pillow

   Synonym: coussin The French word coussin is closer to the English cushion. Un oreiller is really a pillow that you put your head on.

• oreille

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