chenal

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French chenel, chanel, from Latin canālis (“channel; canal”). The suffix was later modified from inherited -el to learned -al after the Latin etymon. Doublet of canal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃə.nal/ === Noun === chenal m (plural chenaux or chenals) (nautical) canal, channel eavesdrop, eavestrough, gutter ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “chenal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012