fourreau

French

Etymology

Old French furrer, forrel, from fuerre, from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą, though it is not known via which specific Germanic language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fu.ʁo/

Noun

fourreau m (plural fourreaux)

1. scabbard, sheath
2. sheath dress

Further reading

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