gicler

Meaning

to squirt, to spurt

Concepts

spatter

spurt

squirt

splash

splatter

sprinkle

spirt

spout

spray

forge

gush forth

jet

plash

shoot

slosh

splosh

splutter

Synonyms

jaillir

éclabousser

forge

asperger

jet

mouiller

jais

clapoter

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʒi.kle/

Etymology

Borrowed from Arpitan: gicllar

Borrowed from Occitan: gisclar

Cognate with Latin: fistula

Cognate with Catalan: xisclar

Cognate with Spanish: chillar

In summary

Borrowed from Franco-Provençal gicllar or Occitan gisclar, from Vulgar Latin *cistulāre, an alteration of Latin fistulāre (“to play the flute”), which is derived from Latin fistula (“flute”). Compare Catalan xisclar and Spanish chillar.