échasse

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French

Etymology

Old French eschace (stick), from Frankish *skakkja,[1] Proto-Germanic *skakaną.

Pronunciation

Noun

échasse f (plural échasses)

  1. stilt (piece of wood used to appear taller)
  2. (ornithology) One of a number of stilt birds, not always directly corresponding to English stilt.

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References

  1. ^ échasse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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