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poêle

/pwal/

noun, masculine/pwal/plural: poêles

poêle is masculine in French.

stove

“poêle à bois” — woodstove

Inherited from Old French poil, inherited from Latin pēnsilis. Spelling influenced by Etymology 2.

noun, feminine/pwal/plural: poêles

poêle is feminine in French.

pan; metal detector

“c'est la poêle qui se moque du chaudron”

Synonyms: esquilette, détecteur de métaux

Inherited from Old French paelle, païelle, inherited from Latin patella. Doublet of patelle and paella.

noun, masculine/pwal/plural: poêles

poêle is masculine in French.

pall

Inherited from Old French palie, paile, poile, borrowed from Latin pallium. Doublet of pallium.