épingle
See also: épinglé
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Vulgar Latin *spingula, a cross between Late Latin spīnula and spīcula. Cognate with Neapolitan spingula.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editépingle f (plural épingles)
- pin (small device, made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening)
Derived terms
editDerived terms
See also
edit- aiguille f
Further reading
edit- “épingle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.