taillable
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ta.jabl/ ~ /tɑ.jabl/
Etymology 1
From the stem of tailler (“to cut”) + -able.
Adjective
taillable (plural taillables)
- (rare) cuttable; malleable
- Synonyms: malléable, façonnable
Etymology 2
From taille (“land tax”) + -able.
Adjective
taillable (plural taillables)
- (historical) subject to the land tax of taille
Derived terms
Noun
taillable m or f by sense (plural taillables)
See also
- (taxpayer): contribuable
Further reading
- “taillable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.