pourtour

French

Etymology

From Old French portorner (verb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puʁ.tuʁ/

Noun

pourtour m (plural pourtours)

1. perimeter, circumference
2. surrounding area
3. ambulatory

Further reading

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