"caillou" meaning in French

See caillou in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ka.ju/ Audio: Fr-caillou.ogg , Fr-Paris--caillou.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-caillou.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-caillou.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-caillou.wav Forms: cailloux [plural]
Rhymes: -ju Etymology: Borrowed from Norman caillou, from Old French caillou, kailleu, caillo, caliou, cailloun, calloun, related to Judeo-Old French chailos, chaillous and Old French chaille (“small stone, pebble”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a Transalpine Gaulish *caljo- or less likely allied to Old Dutch kei (“stone”), from Proto-West Germanic *kagi. Compare Picard cailleu, Walloon caie; also Dutch kei (“stone, rock”). Etymology templates: {{dercat|fr|cel|cel-gau}}, {{bor+|fr|nrf|caillou}} Borrowed from Norman caillou, {{der|fr|fro|caillou}} Old French caillou, {{cog|fro|chailos}} Old French chailos, {{cog|fro|chaille|t=small stone, pebble}} Old French chaille (“small stone, pebble”), {{unc|fr|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{der|fr|xtg|*caljo-}} Transalpine Gaulish *caljo-, {{der|fr|odt|kei|t=stone}} Old Dutch kei (“stone”), {{der|fr|gmw-pro|*kagi}} Proto-West Germanic *kagi, {{cog|pcd|cailleu}} Picard cailleu, {{cog|wa|caie}} Walloon caie, {{cog|nl|kei|t=stone, rock}} Dutch kei (“stone, rock”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|#x}} caillou m (plural cailloux)
  1. gravel, small stone Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-caillou-fr-noun-RtloC9Ys Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 75 25
  2. (colloquial) head Tags: colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-caillou-fr-noun-ny5tM6Nx Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 32 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: caillouter, cailloutis, pierre

Inflected forms

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