tuile

Frequency

25k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɥil/
Etymology

In summary

Metathesis of Old French tiule, from Latin tēgula. Doublet of tégule, a borrowing. Compare Italian tegola. Compare also Middle French teille, the Champenois form inherited from Vulgar Latin *tegla.

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