le
/pwal/
Translation
hair (on the body or on an animal), bristle
Word origin
From Latin pilus ('a hair'). French keeps poil for body and animal hair and cheveu for the hair of the head, a distinction English does not make. The same pilus gives English 'depilatory' and the 'pile' of a carpet.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pilus
- English cognates
- depilatory, pile
Grammar
Examples
.
The dog sheds its hair on the sofa.
.
This cat has a very soft coat.
, épais.
In winter, horses have a thicker coat.
.
There is a cat hair on your jacket.
brosse .
The brush removes the dead hairs.
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