écorcer

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French escorcier, a derivative of écorce (bark) +‎ -er. Distantly related to écorcher.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /e.kɔʁ.se/
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Verb[edit]

écorcer

  1. to debark, to strip the bark from a tree

Conjugation[edit]

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

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