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noun, masculine

aiguail

/ɛ.ɡaj/

noun, masculine/ɛ.ɡaj/plural: aiguails

(regional) dew resting on foliage

Probably from the regional southwestern French egue (“water”), from Latin aqua. The Dictionnaire de l'Académie (9th ed.) suggests a derivation from égailler, but the TLF finds this unlikely.