échauguette

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French eschauguette, escarguaite, from Old French eschaugaite, escalgaite, escalguaite (“guard-duty, a sentinel, troop of sentinels”), from Frankish *skarwahta (“guard-duty, group of sentinels”), from *skara ("troop"; from Proto-Germanic *skarō (“troop, share”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”)) + *wahta (“watch, guard”). Cognate with Middle High German scharwahte, German Scharwache (“patrol”). More at share, wait.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ʃo.ɡɛt/

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Noun

échauguette f (plural échauguettes)

1. watchtower (attached to a medieval building)
2. bartisan

Further reading

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