appel

English

/əˈpɛl/, /əˈpɛl/

noun

Definitions

(fencing) An act of striking the ground with the leading foot to frighten, distract, or mislead one's opponent.

Etymology

Borrowed from French appel.

Origin

French

appel

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Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

appellō Latin
Appell German
appel Dutch, Flemish
appel French
appell Norwegian Bokmål
apel Polish
appell Norwegian Nynorsk
apeler Old French
apel Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan