épingle

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *spingula, a cross between Late Latin spīnula and spīcula. Cognate with Neapolitan spingula. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.pɛ̃ɡl/ === Noun === épingle f (plural épingles) pin (small device, made of drawn-out steel wire with one end sharpened and the other flattened or rounded into a head, used for fastening) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== aiguille f === Further reading === “épingle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012