étoffe
See also: étoffé
French edit
Etymology edit
From étoffer.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
étoffe f (plural étoffes)
- fabric, material
- (figuratively) stuff
- avoir l’étoffe d’un héros ― to have the makings of a hero
Further reading edit
- “étoffe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.