zòtèy

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French orteil (“toe”). In French, the plural form orteils is commonly preceded by a determiner- such as aux, les or mes- whose final s or x is pronounced /z/ before vowels (and is otherwise silent). As a result, orteils was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /zɔtɛj/

Noun

zòtèy

  1. toe (digit of the foot)
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