Feminine

paille

  1. (feminine) straw (dried grass)
  2. (feminine) drinking straw
  3. (feminine) flaw in a gem or metal

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/paj/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old French paille, from Latin palea, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”).

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