lebel

Named after a French officer, Lt.-Col. Nicolas Lebel.

• IPA^(key): /lə.bɛl/

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lebel m (plural lebels)

1. (now historical) Lebel rifle

• “lebel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Borrowed from English level. The pronunciation is a pseudo-Hispanism as shown by ultimate stress. Doublet of nibel.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /leˈbel/ [lɛˈbɛl]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: le‧bel

lebél (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜊᜒᜎ᜔)

1. level (degree or amount)

   Synonyms: nibel, antas