étoffe
See also: étoffé
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From étoffer.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /e.tɔf/
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Noun
[edit]étoffe f (plural étoffes)
- fabric, material
- (figuratively) stuff
- avoir l'étoffe d'un héros ― to have the makings of a hero
Further reading
[edit]- “étoffe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012