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les poêles
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How do you say poêles in French?
How do you pronounce poêles in French?
poêles is pronounced /le 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?
Poêles 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 pans?
The French word for pans is les poêles — feminine.
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