grêle
See also: grêlé
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʁɛl/
Audio (France, Paris) (file) Audio (Quebec, Montreal) (file) - Homophones: grêlent, grêles
- Hyphenation: grêle
Etymology 1
From Old French graisle, inherited from Latin gracilis (“slim”). Doublet of gracile.
Adjective
grêle (plural grêles)
- spindly, lanky
- intestin grêle ― small intestine
Etymology 2
Deverbal of grêler; corresponds to Old French gresle. Ultimately of Frankish origin.
Noun
grêle f (plural grêles)
- (weather) hail
Derived terms
- grêler
- grêlon
Verb
grêle
- third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of grêler
Further reading
- “grêle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- geler, léger, règle, réglé