gamelle
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡa.mɛl/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish gamella, from Latin gamella.
Noun
gamelle f (plural gamelles)
- mess tin, mess kit, dixie
- billy, billycan
- pet food bowl
Descendants
- → German: Gamelle
- → Italian: gamella
- → Malagasy: gamela
Etymology 2
Deverbal from se gameller.
Noun
gamelle f (plural gamelles)
- (informal) a cropper, a fall, a tumble
Further reading
- “gamelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaˈmɛl.le/
- Rhymes: -ɛlle
- Hyphenation: ga‧mèl‧le
Noun
gamelle f
- plural of gamella
Anagrams
- gemella