gamelle

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡa.mɛl/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish gamella, from Latin camella.

Noun

gamelle f (plural gamelles)

  1. mess tin, mess kit, dixie
  2. billy, billycan
  3. pet food bowl
Descendants
  • → German: Gamelle
  • → Italian: gamella
  • → Malagasy: gamela
  • → Vietnamese: cà-mèn

Etymology 2

Deverbal from se gameller.

Noun

gamelle f (plural gamelles)

  1. (informal) a cropper, a fall, a tumble

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈmɛl.le/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlle
  • Hyphenation: ga‧mèl‧le

Noun

gamelle f

  1. plural of gamella

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