zèpòl

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French épaules. In French, the plural form épaules 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, épaules was reanalyzed in Haitian Creole as beginning with /z/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zɛpɔl/

Noun

zèpòl

1. shoulder