gamelle

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡa.mɛl/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish gamella, from Latin gamella.

Noun

gamelle f (plural gamelles)

mess tin, mess kit, dixie
billy, billycan

Descendants

→ German: Gamelle
→ Italian: gamella

Etymology 2

Deverbal of se gameller.

Noun

gamelle f (plural gamelles)

(informal) a cropper, a fall, a tumble

Further reading

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

Italian

Noun

gamelle f

plural of gamella

Anagrams

gemella

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