javelle

== French == === Etymology === From Transalpine Gaulish *gabella. Compare gabal (“seizure”). Cognate with Franco-Provençal javèla and Catalan gavella. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʒa.vɛl/ === Noun === javelle f (plural javelles) bundle, gavel (of corn); swathe ==== Descendants ==== → Piedmontese: giavèla === Further reading === “javelle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012