Polyglot Dictionary

paille

/pɑj/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
pailles

Meaning

  1. straw

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

English

husk

Close — straw relates to a husk.

English

stubble

Close — straw relates to stubble.

English

stalk

Close — straw relates to a stalk.

Practice

1 What does paille mean?

2 Fill the gap: La vache dort sur la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches paille?

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