squelette
French
Etymology
From Middle French scelette, a learned borrowing from Latin sceletus, from Ancient Greek σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /skə.lɛt/
audio (file) - Homophone: squelettes
- Rhymes: -ɛt
Derived terms
Further reading
- “squelette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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