taule

French

Etymology

Alternative form of tôle (a dialectal form of table), which acquired a special meaning. Doublet of tôle and table.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tol/
Rhymes: -ol

Noun

taule f (plural taules)

(informal) jail, clink
Synonyms: prison, emprisonnement, geôle
(informal) pad, crib

Further reading

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

Anagrams

autel

Friulian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin tabula. Compare Italian tavola, Venetian toła, Occitan and Catalan taula.

Noun

taule f (plural taulis)

table (furniture)
plank

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