fuseau

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French fuseau, fuseaul, from Old French fusel, from Old French *fus (with the diminutive suffix -eau), from Latin fūsus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fy.zo/
Rhymes: -zo

Noun

fuseau m (plural fuseaux)

spindle
bobbin (lacemaking)
lune (geometry)
timezone

Derived terms

fuseau horaire

Related terms

Further reading

“fuseau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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