écurie

See also: ecurie, Ecurie, and Écurie

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French esquierie, escurie, equivalent to the root of écuyer + -erie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ky.ʁi/

• Audio:

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Noun

écurie f (plural écuries)

1. stable
2. (figuratively) pigsty (messy place)
3. (motor racing) constructor

Derived terms

• sentir l’écurie
• valet d’écurie

Descendants

• English: ecurie
• → Turkish: eküri

Further reading

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