échasse
French
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Etymology
Old French eschace (“stick”), from Frankish *skakkja,[1] Proto-Germanic *skakaną.
Pronunciation
Noun
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
- échassier (“stiltwalker”)
See also
Further reading
- “échasse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
échasse on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
References
- ^ “échasse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.