crécelle

== French == === Etymology === Origin uncertain. Derivation from the assumed Vulgar Latin *crepicella, *crepitacillum, a diminutive of crepitāculum, from crepitāre (“to crackle”) is difficult to explain from a morphological point of view. Instead, possibly from a root *krek-, *krak- (“to crack, rattle, creak, emit a bird cry”), akin to French criquer, Old High German krekken (“to shake, rattle, break”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʁe.sɛl/ === Noun === crécelle f (plural crécelles) rattle (instrument, toy) ==== Derived terms ==== voix de crécelle ==== Related terms ==== crécerelle === Further reading === “crécelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012