piolet

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French piolet, or its source, Franco-Provençal piolet (“small axe”).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpjəʊ.leɪ/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈpiː.ə.leɪ/

Noun

piolet (plural piolets)

(climbing) An ice axe/ice ax.

Anagrams

Polite, polite

French

Un piolet.

Etymology

From Franco-Provençal piolet (“small axe”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pjɔ.lɛ/
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Noun

piolet m (plural piolets)

(climbing) piolet

Further reading

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

Anagrams

pilote, piloté

Spanish

Noun

piolet m (plural piolets)

(climbing) piolet, ice ax

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