Etymology

Espelette

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Today it means: A village and commune of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, France. Full definition →

French Espelette ← Basque Ezpeleta
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The story

  1. Basque · derived fromEzpeleta
  2. French · borrowed fromEspelette
  3. English todayEspelette

Borrowed from French Espelette, from Basque Ezpeleta.

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