écurie

See also: ecurie, Ecurie, and Écurie

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French escuyrie, from Old French esquierie, escurie, thus ultimately from the root of écuyer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ky.ʁi/

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Noun

écurie f (plural écuries)

1. stable

   Synonym: étable

2. (figuratively) pigsty (messy place)

   Synonyms: porcherie, bordel

3. (motor racing) constructor

Derived terms

• entrer comme dans une écurie
• sentir l'écurie
• valet d'écurie

Related terms

• écu

Descendants

• English: ecurie
• → Turkish: eküri

Further reading

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