jumelle

adjective

ju·​melle

(ˈ)jü¦mel

: twin, paired

—used of objects made or formed in pairs

a jumelle window opened upon the little balcony

—John Bennett

Word History

Etymology

French, feminine of jumeau, from Middle French, from Old French jumel, from Latin gemellus, adjective & noun, twin, diminutive of geminus

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