élingue

See also: elingue and êlîngue

French

Etymology

From Old French eslinge (“slingshot”), from Frankish *slinga, from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną (“to worm, twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *slenk (“to turn, twist”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.lɛ̃ɡ/

Noun

élingue f (plural élingues)

sling

Further reading

“élingue” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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