angelot
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French angelot (“small angel”).
Noun
angelot (plural angelots) (obsolete)
- A French gold coin from the reign of Louis XI, bearing the image of Saint Michael
- a coin minted in Paris by the English, during the reign of Henry VI.
- A sort of small, rich cheese made in Normandy, especially Pont-l'Évêque cheese but formerly applied to other cheeses.
- (music) An old musical instrument similar to the lute.
- 1840 March, Robert Browning, “Book the Second”, in Sordello, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 66:
- Much as you study arras how to twirl / His Angelot, plaything of page and girl, / Once; […]
References
- “angelot”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
angelot m (plural angelots)
- (colloquial) a little angel, cherub (good-natured, good-hearted person)
- (decorative arts) putto (naked winged child used as a decorative element)
- (zoology) angel shark
- Synonym: escat
Related terms
Further reading
- “angelot”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃ʒ.lo/
Audio: (file)
Noun
angelot m (plural angelots)
- small angel
References
- “angelot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading
- “angelot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.