ficelle
English
Etymology
French ficelle
Noun
ficelle (plural ficelles)
- A very narrow French loaf.
French
Etymology
Probably from Vulgar Latin filicella, from Latin fīlum ("thread").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fi.sɛl/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛl
- Homophone: ficelles
Noun
ficelle f (plural ficelles)
- twine
- a very narrow baguette
Derived terms
- avec des bouts de ficelle
- ficelles du métier
- tirer les ficelles
Verb
ficelle
- Form of ficeler
Further reading
- “ficelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.