perchoir

French

Etymology

From percher (“to perch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛʁ.ʃwaʁ/

Noun

perchoir m (plural perchoirs)

1. perch; roost
2. (informal) the seat of the President of the French National Assembly

Further reading

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