Paddle

"Paddle" in French

aube

(blade of a waterwheel)

aviron

(two-handed, single-bladed oar)

hélice

(paddlewheel)

nageoire

(flat limb of aquatic animal)

pagaie

(two-handed, single-bladed oar)

pagaie

(double-bladed oar used for kayaking)

pagayage

(use of a paddle; session of paddling)

pale

(slat of a paddleboat's wheel)

pale

(blade of a waterwheel)

palette

(bat-shaped spanking implement)

palette

(equivalent of a racquet in ping-pong)

palette

(flat limb of aquatic animal)

palette à fessée

(bat-shaped spanking implement)

palme

(flat limb of aquatic animal)

rame

(two-handed, single-bladed oar)

raquette

(equivalent of a racquet in ping-pong)

spatule

(kitchen utensil)

volet

(in a sluice, a panel that controls the flow of water)

pagayer

(to propel something through water with a paddle, hands or similar instrument)

paletter

(to spank with a paddle)

patauger

(to walk or dabble playfully in shallow water)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.