carène

See also: carene, caréné, and carené

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian carena (cf. Ligurian carena), from Latin carīna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ʁɛn/

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Noun

carène f (plural carènes)

1. (nautical) hull; keel

Descendants

• → English: carene, careen

Further reading

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