perré

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French pairé. Equivalent to pierre +‎ -é. From Middle French perrer (“to decorate with stones”) > perré ("fitted with stones"). Compare empierrer (“to decorate with stones”) > empierré (“fitted with stones”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛ.ʁe/, /pe.ʁe/

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Noun

perré m (plural perrés)

1. (masonry) stone facing, revetment

Further reading

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