pardessus
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See also: par-dessus
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From French pardessus de viole.
Noun[edit]
pardessus (plural pardessus)
- (music) A pardessus de viole; a bowed stringed instrument with a fretted neck and five or six strings, the highest pitched member of the viol family.
See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From par-dessus (“over the top of”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pardessus m (plural pardessus)
- overcoat (garment)
Descendants[edit]
- → Ottoman Turkish: پاردسو (pardösü)
- Turkish: pardösü
- → Persian: پاردسو (pârdesu)
- → Romanian: pardesiu
Further reading[edit]
- “pardessus”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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