us â /ËsÉªlÂ·ÉÂ·bÉl/. âº a single unit of speech, in English usually containing a vowel, consisting of either a whole word or one of the parts into which a word is separated when it is spoken or printed: There are two syllables in the word silver and three in appetite.
Modern touring bicycle with panniers. A pannier /ËpÃ¦niÉr/ is a basket, bag, box, or similar container, carried in pairs either slung over the back of a beast of burden, or attached to the sides of a bicycle or motorcycle. The term derives from a Middle English borrowing of the Old French panier, meaning 'bread basket'. 1 Animal panniers.
Confidence votes 4.8K. The base meanining of un pigeonnier is a dovecote (a structure where doves, or similar birds, are bred or housed). But you will also find un pigeonnier used to mean a garret-flat, or any small flat near the top of a building (especially if it is a low-rent sort of place).