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étoile

/əˈtwɑːl/

Rhymes with -ɑːl

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French étoile. Doublet of estoile, stella, and stelo; related to aster and star.

noun étoiles

The leading ballet dancer in a company

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"étoile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/%C3%A9toile. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

étoile. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/%C3%A9toile

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"étoile." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/%C3%A9toile.

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@misc{e_toile_2026,
  title = {étoile},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/%C3%A9toile},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}