gifle

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French gifle, from Old French giffe, *gifle, *gifre, from Old Dutch *kifel, from Frankish *kebr, from Proto-Germanic *kebrą. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒifl/ === Noun === gifle f (plural gifles) (archaic) cheek slap; slap in the face Synonyms: soufflet, claque, talmouse, torgnole, baffe ==== Derived terms ==== bifle gifler === Further reading === “gifle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012