faîteau

== French == === Alternative forms === faiteau (post-1990 spelling) === Etymology === From Old French festel. From faîte +‎ -eau. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /fɛ.to/ ~ /fe.to/ === Noun === faîteau m (plural faîteaux) (architecture, dated) ridge-tile, a decorative tile, pottery or metal covering on the highest beam of a roof === Further reading === “faîteau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012