faîteau
French, noun/fɛ.to/
faîteau is spelled F-A-Î-T-E-A-U (7 letters). Faîteau is a French masculine noun meaning “ridge-tile, a decorative tile, pottery or metal covering on the highest beam of a roof” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ornement qu’on place aux extrémités d’un faîtage”.
What does faîteau mean in English?
noun
- 1
datedmasculineridge-tile, a decorative tile, pottery or metal covering on the highest beam of a roof
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ornement qu’on place aux extrémités d’un faîtage.
noun: 1. Variante orthographique de faîteau.
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 faîteau
- faîteaux plural
- faiteau alternative
- faiteaux plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce faîteau?
- /fɛ.to/
- /fe.to/
- \fɛ.to\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.