bèl

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bel"

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French belle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛl/

Adjective

bèl

1. beautiful, handsome, pretty

   Antonym: lèd

Louisiana Creole

Etymology

Inherited from French belle (“handsome, fine, attractive; girlfriend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɛl

Adjective

bèl

1. feminine of bo (“handsome, beautiful, pretty”)

Noun

bèl

1. (a) girlfriend

   Synonyms: amoureu, amoureuz, blond, fyanse, gèlfrènn, kalènn, malin, négrès

   Coordinate terms: bo, boyfrìnn, lamour

Romagnol

Pronunciation

• (Central Romagnol): IPA^(key): [ˈbɛl]

• (Ville Unite):

Adjective

bèl m pl

1. masculine plural of bël

References

Masotti, Adelmo (1996) Vocabolario Romagnolo Italiano [Romagnol-Italian dictionary] (in Italian), Bologna: Zanichelli, page 64

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From Dutch bellen.

Verb

bèl

1. to make a telephone call