écaillette

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écaillette

  • \e.kɑ.jɛt\
  • \e.kɑ.ʎɛt\ (XIXᵉ siècle)

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Diminutif d’écaille.

noun écaillettes · caillette

  1. Petite écaille.
  2. (Abbeville) Nom donné au pétrel-tempête par les pêcheurs picards.

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"écaillette." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/%C3%A9caillette. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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écaillette. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/%C3%A9caillette

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"écaillette." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/%C3%A9caillette.

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@misc{e_caillette_2026,
  title = {écaillette},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/%C3%A9caillette},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}