tréteau

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French trestel, inherited from Late Latin trānstellum, diminutive of Latin trānstrum beam.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁe.to/

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Noun

tréteau m (plural tréteaux)

1. trestle (a folding or fixed set of legs used to support a table-top or planks)
2. sawhorse

Further reading

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