fuseau
French
Etymology
From Middle French fuseau, fuseaul, from Old French fusel, from Old French *fus (with the diminutive suffix -eau), from Latin fūsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fy.zo/
Audio (Paris) (file) - Rhymes: -zo
Noun
fuseau m (plural fuseaux)
- spindle
- bobbin (lacemaking)
- lune (geometry)
- timezone
Derived terms
- fuseau horaire
Related terms
- fuseler
- fuselé
Further reading
- “fuseau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.