fossé

See also: fosse, fòsse, and fôsse

French

Etymology

From Middle French fossé, from Old French fossé, from Late Latin fossātum, from Latin fossō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɔ.se/

• Audio:

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Noun

fossé m (plural fossés)

1. ditch; trench; moat

Further reading

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

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Gallo

Etymology

From Old French fossé, from Late Latin fossātum, from Latin fossō.

Noun

fossé ? (plural fossés)

1. slope, embankment

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Middle French

Etymology

From Old French fossé, from Late Latin fossātum, from Latin fossō.

Noun

fossé m (plural fossez)

1. trench; ditch

Descendants

• French: fossé