corbeille

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French corbeille. === Noun === corbeille (plural corbeilles) A decorative basket. (historical) A basket of clothing and accessories given as part of the dowry from groom to bride. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French corbeille, from Old French corbeille, corbeil, corbele, curbeyle, from Late Latin corbicula, diminutive of Latin corbis (“basket”), probably from Frankish *korb, from Proto-Germanic *kurbaz, *krebô (“basket”), from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- (“bundle”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔʁ.bɛj/ Rhymes: -ɛj === Noun === corbeille f (plural corbeilles) wicker basket trash can (computing) trash, recycle bin ==== Descendants ==== → English: corbeille Haitian Creole: kòbèy === Further reading === “corbeille”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012