élingue

== French == === Etymology === From Old French eslinge (“slingshot”), from Frankish *slinga, from Proto-Germanic *slingwaną (“to worm, twist”), from Proto-Indo-European *slenk (“to turn, twist”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.lɛ̃ɡ/ === Noun === élingue f (plural élingues) sling === Further reading === “élingue”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012