Masculine
chenal
Meaning
- (masculine) canal, channel (all nautical senses)
- (masculine) eavesdrop, eavestrough, gutter
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃə.nal/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French chanel, chenel, inherited from Latin canālis (“channel; canal”) (although the suffix was later modified from Old French -el to -al to more closely reflect the Latin etymon's form). Doublet of canal.
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