Masculine
caillou
Meaning
- (masculine) gravel, small stone
- (colloquial, masculine) head
Concepts
Synonyms
Translations
ciottolo
piedra
Kieselstein
pedra
steen
còdol
lapisFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ka.ju/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Norman caillou, from Old French caillou, kailleu, caillo, caliou, cailloun, calloun, related to Judeo-Old French chailos, chaillous and Old French chaille (“small stone, pebble”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a Transalpine Gaulish *caljo- or less likely allied to Old Dutch kei (“stone”), from Proto-West Germanic *kagi. Compare Picard cailleu, Walloon caie; also Dutch kei (“stone, rock”).
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