préau
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French preal (“small meadow; courtyard”). By surface analysis, pré (“meadow”) + eau (forms dimunitives) [from 11th century].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʁe.o/
Audio (le préau) (file) - Homophone: préaux
- Rhymes: -o
Derived terms
- (obsolete) préolier
Further reading
- “préau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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