vrillette
French
Etymology
vrille + -ette
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vʁi.jɛt/
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Noun
vrillette f (plural vrillettes)
- a type of beetle that eats wood: specifically; one of a small number of species of beetle
Derived terms
- grosse vrillette
- petite vrillette
- vrillette du pain
Further reading
- “vrillette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.