aiguail

French

Etymology

Probably from the regional southwestern French egue (“water”), from Latin aqua. The Dictionnaire de l'Académie (9th ed.) suggests a derivation from égailler, but the TLF finds this unlikely.

Pronunciation

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Noun

aiguail m (plural aiguails)

1. (literary) (regional) dew resting on foliage

Further reading

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