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selle

saddle

noun SEL Rare

Origin: Latin sella (seat)

Also means

seat (of a bicycle)

Usage Note

Selle refers to a horse's saddle or a bicycle seat; the two are the same word in French, unlike English. The related verb seller means to saddle a horse. Note the homophone sel (salt), which is masculine — la selle (saddle/seat) is feminine.

Examples

"Elle a ajusté la selle de son vélo."

Natural Translation

She adjusted the saddle on her bicycle.

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