piolet

pi·o·let

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pee-uh-ley]
- /ˌpi əˈleɪ/
- /pɪˈɒlət/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pee-uh-ley]
- /ˌpi əˈleɪ/

Definitions of piolet word

noun piolet an ice ax used in mountaineering. 1
noun piolet a type of ice axe 0

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Origin of piolet

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

1865-70; < French < Franco-Provençal; compare piolet, pioula, derivatives of apia ax ≪ Germanic; see hatchet

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Parts of speech for Piolet

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Piolet

piolet popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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