quille

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kij/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle French quille, borrowed from Middle High German kegel, from Old High German kegil, from Proto-West Germanic *kagil (“pile, stake, peg, cone”).

Noun

quille f (plural quilles)

1. skittle
2. (colloquial) pin, peg (leg)
3. (military slang) demob
4. (juggling) club

Derived terms

• boule de quille

Etymology 2

From Old Norse kilir, plural of kjǫlr (“keel”), from Proto-Germanic *keluz.

Noun

quille f (plural quilles)

1. (nautical) keel

Descendants

• → Portuguese: quilha

Further reading

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