saillie

French

Etymology

From saillir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.ji/

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Noun

saillie f (plural saillies)

1. projection, protrusion
2. spurt
3. sally, sortie
4. (of animals) copulation

Derived terms

• faire saillie

Participle

saillie f sg

1. feminine singular of sailli

Descendants

• → English: sally

Further reading

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