eau de nile

noun

¦ōdə¦nē(ə)l,

-nī(-

plural eaux de nile

¦ō(z)d-

often capitalized N

: nile

Word History

Etymology

French eau de Nil, literally, Nile water, from Nil Nile, river in northeast Africa

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