hameau

== French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French hamel, from Old French hamel (“hamlet”), diminutive of ham (“small village”), from Frankish *haim (“village, home”), from Proto-Germanic *haimaz (“village, home”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóymos (“village, home”), from *tḱey-. Cognate with Old High German heim (“village, home”), Old English hām (“village, home”). More at home. === Pronunciation === (aspirated h) IPA(key): /a.mo/ === Noun === hameau m (plural hameaux) hamlet Synonyms: bourgade, village J’habite dans la cité, moi, mais mon ami-ci habite dans le hameau. ― I live in the city, but my friend here lives in the hamlet. ==== Derived terms ==== écohameau === Further reading === “hameau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012