zòrèy

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French oreille (“ear”). In French, the plural word oreilles is commonly preceded by a word, such as aux, les or mes, whose final s or x is not pronounced except in front of vowels, where it is pronounced /z/. As a result, oreilles was reanalyzed as having /z/ at the front.

Noun

zòrèy

  1. ear (organ of hearing)
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