noun
French-derived loanword for 'star', used in contexts like ballet (e.g., étoile dancer), astronomy, or figurative star-like references. Less common than native 星 (ほし).
from French étoile
彼女はパリ・オペラ座のエトワールだ。
She is an étoile of the Paris Opera Ballet.
夜空に輝くエトワールを見上げた。
I looked up at the étoile shining in the night sky.