escabeau

French

Etymology

From Middle French scabel, escabel, borrowed from Latin scabellum. Compare the inherited doublet écheveau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛs.ka.bo/

Noun

escabeau m (plural escabeaux)

1. step ladder

Descendants

• → Dutch: schabouw

Further reading

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