éventail

French

Etymology

From éventer (“to ventilate”) +‎ -ail. For the figurative meaning, compare Polish wachlarz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.vɑ̃.taj/
  • Audio (Paris):(file)

Noun

éventail m (plural éventails)

  1. fan (hand-held device)
  2. (figurative) range, array
    un éventail de possibilités ― a range of possibilities

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Italian: ventaglio
  • → Occitan: ventalh
  • → Romanian: evantai

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