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la poêle
pan
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How do you say poêle in French?
How do you pronounce poêle in French?
poêle is pronounced /la pwal/ in French.
Example sentences
La poêle antiadhésive que j'ai achetée hier est très pratique pour faire cuire mes œufs.
The non-stick frying pan that I bought yesterday is very practical for cooking my eggs.
Ma vieille poêle en fer forgé a besoin d'être bien entretenue pour rester efficace.
My old cast iron frying pan needs to be well maintained to remain effective.
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Why is it feminine?
Poêle is feminine because it derives from Latin "patella" (a small pan or dish), which was a feminine noun in Latin, and French retained this grammatical gender through sound changes that obscured the original form. The word's feminine gender is essentially an inheritance from Latin rather than following a predictable French rule.
What is the French word for pan?
The French word for pan is la poêle — feminine.
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