écope

See also: écopé

French

Etymology

From Frankish, related to Dutch schop (“spade”), German Schippe and English scoop.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

écope f (plural écopes)

1. (nautical) bailer, baler (for bailing out a vessel)

Derived terms

• écoper

Verb

écope

1. inflection of écoper:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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