échasse

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French eschesse, from Old French eschace (“crutch, stilt”), from Frankish *skakkjā, from Proto-Germanic *skakaną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ʃas/, /e.ʃɑs/

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Noun

échasse f (plural échasses)

1. stilt (piece of wood used to appear taller)
2. (ornithology) One of a number of stilt birds, not always directly corresponding to English stilt

Derived terms

• échassier (“stiltwalker”)

See also

• échassier

Further reading

• “échasse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
• échasse on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr

Anagrams

• assèche, asséché, chassée