carcasse

French

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps related to Old French charcois.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaʁ.kas/

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• Rhymes: -as

Noun

carcasse f (plural carcasses)

1. carcass (dead animal)
2. carcass; skeleton; bones (of a plan)
3. an assembly of pieces of wood, metal or another substance making up the framework of a construction

Derived terms

• décarcasser
• carcasser
• carcassier

Descendants

• → Spanish: carcasa
• → Romanian: carcasă
• → Russian: карка́с (karkás)

Further reading

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

Italian

Noun

carcasse f

1. plural of carcassa

Portuguese

Verb

carcasse

1. first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of carcar