huile
Pronunciation: /ɥil/
“huile” is a French word. Its 2 meanings in English:
noun
In French
- Corps gras d’origine végétale ou animale utilisé dans plusieurs domaines de l’alimentation, des arts, de l’industrie, de la médecine, etc.
- Peinture fabriqué avec un liant à base d’huile.
- Œuvre d’art réalisée à l’aide d’une peinture à l’huile.
- Lubrifiant.
- Personnalité importante, influente. — Ce mot féminin n'a pas de masculin correspondant, et, dans ce sens, il peut désigner des hommes.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French huyle, from Old French oile, from Latin oleum, from olea (“olive”), from Ancient Greek ἐλαία (elaía, “olive”). The h was added in Middle French to indicate that the u was a vowel, as in typography u and v were used interchangeably at the time. Compare huit (“eight”).
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