vrille

See also: vrillé

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French vrille.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvri.jə/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: vril‧le
  • Rhymes: -ijə

Noun

vrille f (plural vrilles)

  1. (aviation) tailspin
    Synonym: tolvlucht

French

Etymology

Latin viticula, diminutive of vitis (vine).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vʁij/
  • (file)

Noun

vrille f (plural vrilles)

  1. (botany) tendril
  2. (technology) gimlet
  3. spiral
  4. (aviation) tailspin, spin
  5. (dated, colloquial) lesbian

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