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rigole

Pronunciation: /ʁi.ɡɔl/

“rigole” is a French word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. furrow, channel (small trench cut in the soil or rock for irrigation or for planting seeds)
  2. groove, fissure, hollow (naturally occurring depression or furrow, often due to a meteorological event)
  3. furrow (deep wrinkle, usually in the face)
  4. rivulet, streamlet

In French

  1. Petit canal creusé dans la terre ou dans la pierre, pour faire couler l’eau à travers un jardin, un pré, etc.
  2. Creux, rainure ou sillon produit accidentellement le plus souvent par un élément météorologique.
  3. Sillon.
  4. Filet de liquide, généralement d'eau, qui coule, ruisselle sur une surface.
  5. Tranchée où l’on sème des graines; où l’on dispose des jeunes plants.

Etymology

Inherited from Old French regol, from Middle Dutch regel (“row”), from Latin rēgula (“straight line”). Doublet of rail, règle, reille, and rille.

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