Masculine
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sceau

Sentences
Meaning

seal (pattern; design)

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/so/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old French seel (whence also English seal), from Vulgar Latin *segellum, from Latin sigillum. The spelling with sc- was introduced in Middle French (with -c- loosely representing the Latin -g-) in order to distinguish from unrelated seau (“bucket”).

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