psilose

== French == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek ψίλωσις (psílōsis, “[the act of] stripping bare”), from ψιλόω (psilóō, “I strip bare, I denude”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /psi.loz/ === Noun === psilose f (plural psiloses) (linguistics) the disappearance of aspiration at the onset of a word (medicine, uncommon) alopecia (medicine, dated, rare) sprue ==== Usage notes ==== Within the French language (which has no phonemic aspirates) this usually refers to the loss of an h aspiré, which allows liaisons to occur: e.g. des haricot, normally pronounced /de a.ʁi.ko/, becomes /de.z‿a.ʁi.ko/. === References === “psilose”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === polisse, Posseil, solipse, spoiles, spoilés,, spoïles,, spoïlés, spolies, spoliés