pierreux

French

Etymology

From pierre +‎ -eux, or from Latin petrōsus. Doublet of pétreux, a later borrowing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjɛ.ʁø/ ~ /pje.ʁø/

Adjective

pierreux (feminine pierreuse, masculine plural pierreux, feminine plural pierreuses)

1. stony, rocky

Further reading

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