French Conversation · Level 92
60 words
French word
carreau
Pronunciation
IPA/kaʁo/
Meaning
- masculine nountile
Example
La salle de bain a des carreaux bleus.
The bathroom has blue tiles.
More examples
Attention, il y a un carreau cassé sur le sol.
Watch out, there's a broken tile on the floor.
Core concept
A small, flat square piece that joins other pieces to cover a floor or wall.
Common phrases
un carreau cassé
a broken tile
Similar words
carrelage: A tiled floor or wall made by covering the entire surface with tiles.
tuile: A thin fired-clay tile laid in overlapping rows on a roof.
Definition in French
Pièce plate, le plus souvent quadrangulaire, utilisée isolément pour recouvrir une surface (sol ou mur), fabriquée couramment en céramique, faïence ou verre.
Word origin
Carreau developed in Old French from forms related to carré, which comes from Latin quadratus, meaning square.
Usage tips
- Carreau is masculine, with un carreau and des carreaux; tiling work is le carrelage, while a roof tile is une tuile.