Masculine
fléau
Meaning
- a flail, either tool or weapon
- a scourge; a curse, a calamity or a plague
- the beam of a mechanical balance
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/fle.o/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French flaiel, flael, flayau, inherited from Latin flagellum.
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