éventail

== French == === Etymology === From éventer (“to ventilate”) +‎ -ail. For the figurative meaning, compare Polish wachlarz, Spanish abanico. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.vɑ̃.taj/ === Noun === éventail m (plural éventails) fan (hand-held device) (figurative) range, array un éventail de possibilités ― a range of possibilities ==== Derived terms ==== avoir les doigts de pied en éventail ==== Descendants ==== → Italian: ventaglio → Occitan: ventalh → Romanian: evantai === Further reading === “éventail”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === enlevait, levaient, vénalité