échasse
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle French eschesse, from Old French eschace (“crutch, stilt”), from Frankish *skakkjā,[1] from Proto-Germanic *skakaną.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]échasse f (plural échasses)
- stilt (piece of wood used to appear taller)
- (ornithology) One of a number of stilt birds, not always directly corresponding to English stilt
Derived terms
[edit]- échassier (“stiltwalker”)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “échasse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Further reading
[edit]- “échasse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
échasse on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
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