échalas

French

Etymology

Alteration of Old French escharat, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *Caracium, from Ancient Greek χάραξ (khárax, “reed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ʃa.la/, /e.ʃa.lɑ/

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Noun

échalas m (plural échalas)

1. (horticulture) stake, pole (to support plants etc.)
2. (colloquial) beanpole (thin person)

   Synonym: asperge

Further reading

• “échalas”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• achales

Spanish

Verb

échalas

1. second-person singular imperative of echar combined with las