écaillère
French, noun/e.ka.jɛʁ/
écaillère is spelled É-C-A-I-L-L-È-R-E (9 letters). Écaillère is a French feminine noun meaning “oyster knife” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Carrière d’ardoise”.
What does écaillère mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineoyster knife
noun
- 1
feminineoyster shucker
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Carrière d’ardoise. 2. Instrument qui sert à ouvrir les huîtres. 3. Celle qui ouvre des huîtres pour les vendre.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of écaillère
- écaillères plural
- écailler masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce écaillère?
- /e.ka.jɛʁ/
- /e.kɑ.jɛʁ/
- \e.ka.jɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.