houille

French

Etymology

From Old Walloon (Liégeois) hulhes ( > modern Wallon hoye), probably from Frankish *hukila (“pile, mound”), a diminutive form (compare dialectal Dutch heukel).

Pronunciation
  • (aspirated h) IPA(key): /uj/
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Noun

houille f (plural houilles)

  1. stone coal, mineral coal

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Portuguese: hulha
  • → Romanian: huilă
  • → Spanish: hulla

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Further reading
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