coutume
See also: coûtume
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Etymology edit
Previously coûtume, from Middle French coustume, from a Vulgar Latin *cōnsuētūmen or *costūmen, from Latin cōnsuētūdinem (“custom, habit”), from cōnsuēscō (“accustom, habituate”). Doublet of costume and consuétude. Cognate with Spanish costumbre, Catalan costum.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
coutume f (plural coutumes)
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Further reading edit
- “coutume”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.