fiançailles
French
Etymology
From fiancer (“to get engaged”) + -aille.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fjɑ̃.saj/ ~ /fjɑ̃.sɑj/, /fi.jɑ̃.saj/ ~ /fi.jɑ̃.sɑj/
Audio: (file) - Homophone: fiançaille
- Rhymes: -aj
Noun
fiançailles f pl (plural only)
- engagement (before a marriage); betrothal
See also
Further reading
- “fiançailles”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.