poêle

See also: poele, poêlé, and poële

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pwal/ ~ /pwɑl/, /pwɛl/

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• Rhymes: -ɑl, -al, -ɛl
• Homophones: poêlent, poêles
• Homophones: poil, poile, poilent, poiles, poils (some speakers)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French poil, inherited from Latin pēnsilis. Spelling influenced by Etymology 2.

Noun

poêle m (plural poêles)

1. stove

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old French paelle, païelle, inherited from Latin patella. Doublet of patelle and paella.

Noun

poêle f (plural poêles)

1. frying pan, pan

   Synonym: (Missouri) esquilette

2. (colloquial) metal detector

   Synonym: détecteur de métaux

Derived terms

• c’est la poêle qui se moque du chaudron
• poêle à frire (“frying pan”)
• poêler
• poêlon

Descendants

• → South Slavey: libé
• → Spanish: puela

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

poêle

1. inflection of poêler:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 4

Inherited from Old French palie, paile, poile, borrowed from Latin pallium. Doublet of pallium.

Noun

poêle m (plural poêles)

1. (religion) pall

Further reading

• “poêle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.